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Question 104614: fred begins walking toward johns house at 3 mi/h. john leaves his house at the same time and walks toward freds house on the same path at a rate of 2 mi/h. how long will it be begore they meet if the distance between the houses is 4 miles? Answer by BurningFlame_marc(77) (Show Source):
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first,let x be the number of hours it will take them to meet.
Equation: 3x+2x=4
Solution:
5x=4
x=4/5
Final Answer: 4/5 of an hour.
