Two hikers are 15 miles apart and walking toward each other. They meet in 2 hours. Find the rate of each hiker if one hiker walks 2.9 mph faster than the other. What is the speed of the slower hiker?

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Two hikers are 15 miles apart and walking toward each other. They meet in 2 hours. Find the rate of each hiker if one hiker walks 2.9 mph faster than the other.
What is the speed of the slower hiker?
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
Transcribed Image Text:Two hikers are 15 miles apart and walking toward each other. They meet in 2 hours. Find the rate of each hiker if one hiker walks 2.9 mph faster than the other. What is the speed of the slower hiker? (Type an integer or a decimal.)
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