Question

A hiker travels 6 mph, which is 3/11 of the rate of a cyclist.Suppose the hiker and cyclist are traveling toward each other.How fast does the distance between them decrease?

Answer 1

28 mph

Explanation:

let x= rate of cyclist

3/11(x)=6

x=66/3=22 mph

22mph+ 6mph=28 mph

they move towards each other with a relative speed of 28 mph