Problem Solving Skills for Mathcounts Competitions
Book Store => Bookstore => Twenty Mock Mathcounts Sprint Round Practices => Topic started by: gubachi on February 27, 2011, 12:38:20 PM
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How do you solve the following problem?
29. Alex walks from village A and Bob walks from village B toward each other starting
at the same time. They meet in 8 hours. If each person increases the speed by 2 km per
hour, they will meet at the point 3 km away from the middle of the distance AB in 6
hours. What is Alex’s speed if he walks faster than Bob? Express your answer as a
decimal to the nearest tenth.