SOLUTION: Two hikers, Alan and Ben, are 13.5 miles apart and walking towards eachother. They meet in 3hrs. Find the rate of each hiker if Ben walks 0.9 mph faster than alan.
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Question 98991: Two hikers, Alan and Ben, are 13.5 miles apart and walking towards eachother. They meet in 3hrs. Find the rate of each hiker if Ben walks 0.9 mph faster than alan. Answer by 303795(602) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In 3 hours Ben has walked an extra 0.9 x 3 = 2.7 miles. Subtracting the extra distance Ben walked gives a distance of 10.8 miles. They each walked half of that distance which is 5.4 miles. Alan is therefore walking at a rate of 1.8 miles per hour. Ben is walking 0.9 miles per hour faster ie 2.7 miles per hour.
Check Alan 3 x 1.8 = 5.4 miles
Ben 3 x 2.7 = 8.1 miles
Total distance covered = 5.4 + 8.1 = 13.5 miles
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