document.write( "Question 1194356: the gun sounded and 3 hours later bill was 6 miles ahead of rose. how fast did rose run if bills speed was 10 miles per hour? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "the gun sounded and 3 hours later bill was 6 miles ahead of rose.
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document.write( "Bill's average rate was 6/3 = 2 miles per hour greater that that of Rose.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, Rose ran at the average rate 10-2 = 8 miles per hour.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "at the same time from the same point and run in the same direction along the same route.\r
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