document.write( "Question 1194181: Phil leaves Northampton and walks north for an hour and a half. Don leaves Northampton
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Phil spent  1.5  hours, hence Phil' rate was  \"6%2F1.5\" = 4  miles per hour.          ANSWER
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