SOLUTION: Jill is 16 kilometers away from Joe. Both begin to walk toward each other at the same time. Jill walks at 1.5 kilometers per hour. They meet in 4 hours. How fast is Joe walking?

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Question 1095791: Jill is 16 kilometers away from Joe. Both begin to walk toward each other at the same time. Jill walks at 1.5 kilometers per hour. They meet in 4 hours. How fast is Joe walking?
Found 2 solutions by Shin123, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Shin123(626) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.5 km*4=6 km 16-6=10 10/4=2.5 km/hr.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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r, Joe's rate

%28r%2B1.5%29%2A4=16

r%2B1.5=16%2F4

r=16%2F4-1.5------evaluate or compute