A pair of hikers, 18 miles apart, begin at the same time to hike toward each other. If one walks at a rate that is 1 mph faster than the other , and if they meet 2 hours later , how fast is each one walking?

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The speed of first hiker is 4 mph and speed of second hiker is 5 mph.

Speed of hiker:

Let the speed of first hiker is x mph.

Since If one walks at a rate that is 1 mph faster than the other .

so taht speed of second hiker = (x + 1) mph

It is given that, pair of hikers are 18 miles apart and they meet 2 hours later .So that,

                  2x + 2(x + 1) = 18

                       2x + 1 = 9

                       2x = 9 - 1 = 8

                      x = 8/2 = 4

Hence, the speed of first hiker is 4 mph and speed of second hiker is 5 mph.

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