SOLUTION: two runners leave the same point,running in opposite directions .One runneer runs 1 mi/hr faster than the other does.After running for two hours the runneres are 50 miles apart.How

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Question 109439: two runners leave the same point,running in opposite directions .One runneer runs 1 mi/hr faster than the other does.After running for two hours the runneres are 50 miles apart.How fast does each run?
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Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x=slower, so x+1=faster ... rate*time=distance

2(x)+2(x+1)=50