document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=116130>Question 116130</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two hikers are 11 miles apart and walking toward each other.  They meet in 2 hours.  Find the rate of each hiker is one hiker walks 1.1 mph faster than the other.  I thought i knew how to do this, using the D=r*t formula...but I was getting the wrong answer, so I must have something wrong.  Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #84422 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=84422\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=\"rate of one hiker\", so x+1.1=\"rate of other hiker\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combined, they cover 11 mi in 2 hr; so r*t+r*t=d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x)+2(x+1.1)=11 ___ 4x+2.2=11 </SPAN>\n" );
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