document.write( "Question 1133384: Becky and Delia, living 450 meters apart, leave their homes on a pedicab and travel toward each other. If Becky averages 3 meters per minute more than Delia and they meet after 30 minutes, then find their rates of cycling.\r
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x m/min for slower
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\n" ); document.write( "30 minutes for 450 meters is 15 meters/min
\n" ); document.write( "combined speed is 2x+3 m/min
\n" ); document.write( "2x+3=15
\n" ); document.write( "2x=12
\n" ); document.write( "x=6 m/min for Delia
\n" ); document.write( "x+3=9 m/min for Becky
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