Two hikers are 33 miles apart and walking toward each other. They meet in 6 hours. Find the rate of each hiker if one hiker walks 1.1 mph faster than the other.

Question

The speed of the slow hiker is

​mph, and the speed of the fast hiker is

mph.

Answer 1

d = rt

33 = (r + r + 1.1)6

33 = (2r + 1.1)6

5.5 = 2r + 1.1

2r = 4.4

r = 2.2

2.2 + 1.1 = 3.3

The speed of the sliw hiker is 2.2 mph...