SOLUTION: A traveler is walking on a moving walkway in an airport. The traveler must walk back on the walkway to get a bag he forgot. The travelers ground speed is 3 ft/s against the walkway

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Question 841882: A traveler is walking on a moving walkway in an airport. The traveler must walk back on the walkway to get a bag he forgot. The travelers ground speed is 3 ft/s against the walkway and 7 ft/s with the walkway. What is the travelers speed off the walkway? What is the speed of the moving walkway?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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The walkway goes 2 ft/s
The traveler walker 5 ft/s
7-3=4
4/2=2
7-2=5
3+2=5
5+2=7
5-2=3