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the gun sounded and 3 hours later bill was 6 miles ahead of rose.
how fast did rose run if bills speed was 10 miles per hour?
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Bill's average rate was 6/3 = 2 miles per hour greater that that of Rose.
So, Rose ran at the average rate 10-2 = 8 miles per hour. ANSWER
Solved.
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The problem assumes (although hesitates to say it explicitly) that Bill and Rose start
at the same time from the same point and run in the same direction along the same route.
