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document.write( "A bicyclist and a hiker leave  the same place at the same time and travel in the same direction. The bicyclist travels three times as fast as the hiker. At the end of 3 hr they are 24 miles apart. How fast does the hiker travel?        <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #94933 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=94933\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b=3h biker travels 3 times faster than the hiker<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3h*3=h*3+24 in 3 hours the biker will be 24 miles ahead of the hiker.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9h=3h+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9h-3h=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6h=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=4 mph. speed of the hiker.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b+3*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=12 mph. for the biker.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*4*3=4*3+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=12+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=36  </SPAN>\n" );
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