SOLUTION: Alice and Corinne stand back-to-back. They each take 10 steps in opposite directions away from each other and stop. Alice then turns around, walks toward Corinne, and reaches her i

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Question 391973: Alice and Corinne stand back-to-back. They each take 10 steps in opposite directions away from each other and stop. Alice then turns around, walks toward Corinne, and reaches her in 17 steps. The length of one of Alice’s steps is how many times the length of one of Corinne’s steps? (All of Alice’s steps are the same length and all of Corinne’s steps are the same length.)
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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When A takes 10 steps back she is where she started. Her 7 steps = C's 10 steps.
the length of A's step is 10/7 that of one of C.
10/7 answer.
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Ed