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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hiking up to Chimney Pond on Mt. Katahdin takes 5 hours, but hiking down takes only 1 1/2 hours. The distance is 3.3 miles. What is the difference between the two average hiking rates?\r
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rate * time = distance.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5 hours to hike up.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "going up, the formula becomes rate * 5 = 3.3 miles.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve for rate to get rate = 3.3 / 5 = .66 miles per hour.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "coming back down, the formula becomes rate * 1.5 = 3.3 miles.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve for rate to get rate = 3.3 / 1.5 = 2.2 miles per hour.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the difference between the two average hiking rates is 2.2 minus .66 = 1.54 miles per hour.\r
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