SOLUTION: Regina is 216 miles away from Janai. They are traveling towards each other. If Janai travels 6 mph faster than Regina and they meet after 6 hours, how fast was each traveling?

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Question 1199839: Regina is 216 miles away from Janai. They are traveling towards each other. If Janai travels 6 mph faster than Regina and they meet after 6 hours, how fast was each traveling?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Too many examples like this have been answered. Same form over and over.

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Person1 is L miles away from Person2. They are traveling towards each other. If Person2 travels k mph faster than Person1 and they meet after t hours, how fast was each traveling?
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Let r be the speed of Person1.
Then r+k is speed of Person2.

Speeds are to be added, since the persons are moving directly toward each other.

%28r%2B%28r%2Bk%29%29%2At=L
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2r%2Bk=L%2Ft
2r=L%2Ft-k
r=%28%28L%2Ft%29-k%29%2F2
r=L%2F%282t%29-k%2F2------or whatever form you want from this.

You can choose to use the given values whenever you want to. You do not need feel forced to follow this symbolized formula.