A moving sidewalk in an airport moves people between gates. It takes Jason's 8-year-old daughter Josie 52 sec to travel 260 ft walking with the sidewalk. It takes her 36 sec to walk 108 ft against the moving sidewalk (in the opposite direction). Find the speed of the sidewalk and find Josie's speed walking on non- moving ground.
A moving sidewalk in an airport moves people between gates. It takes Jason's 8-year-old daughter Josie 52 sec to travel 260 ft walking with the sidewalk. It takes her 36 sec to walk 108 ft against the moving sidewalk (in the opposite direction). Find the speed of the sidewalk and find Josie's speed walking on non- moving ground.
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Transcribed Image Text:A moving sidewalk in an airport moves people between gates. It takes Jason's 8-year-old daughter Josie 52 sec to travel 260 ft walking with the sidewalk. It
takes her 36 sec to walk 108 ft against the moving sidewalk (in the opposite direction). Find the speed of the sidewalk and find Josie's speed walking on non-
moving ground.
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