SOLUTION: Dick and Fred start at opposite ends of a 16 mile trail and start walking toward each other at 7:30 AM. Fred averages 2.4 miles per hour, and Dick averages 1.8 miles per hour. When

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Question 1097985: Dick and Fred start at opposite ends of a 16 mile trail and start walking toward each other at 7:30 AM. Fred averages 2.4 miles per hour, and Dick averages 1.8 miles per hour. When do they meet?
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Dick and Fred start at opposite ends of a 16 mile trail and start walking toward each other at 7:30 AM. Fred averages 2.4 miles per hour, and Dick averages 1.8 miles per hour. When do they meet?
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going in opposite, speeds are added.
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d = r*t
t = d/r
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Add t hours to 0730