document.write( "Question 1186125: At 4 PM Alexis leaves school on her bike traveling west. Mitch leaves school at the same time walking east. On her bike Alexis can travel 9 kilometers per hour, (kph), faster than Mitch. If they are 18 km apart after 1.5 hours, how fast is each person traveling? \n" ); document.write( "

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They each start at the same time at the same place and then travel in opposite directions.\r
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document.write( "               SPEEDS       TIME        DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "Alexis          r+9          1.5         1.5(r+9)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Mitch            r           1.5         1.5r\r\n" );
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document.write( "TOTAL                                    18\r\n" );
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