SOLUTION: a traveler is walking on a moving walkway in an airport. The traveler must walk back on the walkway to get a bag he forgot. The​ traveler's ground speed is 3 ​ft/s agai

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Question 1065222: a traveler is walking on a moving walkway in an airport. The traveler must walk back on the walkway to get a bag he forgot. The​ traveler's ground speed is 3 ​ft/s against the walkway and  7 ft divided by 7 ft/s with the walkway. What is the​ traveler's speed off the​ walkway? What is the speed of the moving​ walkway?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Normal walk speed, n
Walkway speed, w

system%28n%2Bw=7%2Cn-w=3%29

system%28n=5%2Cw=2%29