SOLUTION: A women can walk 2 mph faster down a trail to Cochita lake than she can on the return trip uphill. It takes her 2 hr to get to the lake and 4 hr to return. What is speed walking do

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Question 1020506: A women can walk 2 mph faster down a trail to Cochita lake than she can on the return trip uphill. It takes her 2 hr to get to the lake and 4 hr to return. What is speed walking down to the lake.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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                rate          time         distance

DOWNHILL        r+2            2            d=%28r%2B2%29%2A2

UPHILL          r              4            d=r%2A4