SOLUTION: two runners begins jogging in opposite direction from the same point at the same time . one runner jogs 1 mph faster then the other. if in half an hour the joggers are 6 mile a par

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Question 1147772: two runners begins jogging in opposite direction from the same point at the same time . one runner jogs 1 mph faster then the other. if in half an hour the joggers are 6 mile a part then how fast was each jogging.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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speeds:
one jogger, r+1
other jogger, r

%281%2F2%29%28r%2Br%2B1%29=6
2r%2B1=12
2r=11
r=11%2F2=highlight%285%261%2F2%29mph--------the slower jogger