Question

Steve and John leave a camp ground hicking on two different trails.steve heads south and John heads east .By lunch time they are 9 miles apart.Steve walked 3 miles more than twice as many miles as john.find the distance each person hicked.​

Answer 1

John hicked 2 miles, while Steve hicked 7 miles.

Explanation:

Since Steve and John leave a camp ground hicking on two different trails, Steve heading south and John heading east, and by lunch time they are 9 miles apart, with Steve walking 3 miles more than twice as many miles as John, to find the distance each person hicked the following calculation must be performed:

X + 2X + 3 = 9

3X + 3 = 9

3X = 9 - 3

X = 6/3

X = 2

So, John hicked 2 miles, while Steve hicked 7 miles.