Bert is 19.5 kilometers away from Brenda. Both begin to walk toward each other at the same time. Bert walks at 4 kilometers per hour. They meet in 3 hours. How fast is Brenda walking?
A)4.5 kilometers per hour
B)2.5 kilometers per hour
C)4 kilometers per hour
D)3.5 kilometers per hour

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The total distance they cover together is 19.5 km. Bert covers 12 km in 3 hours (4 km/h * 3 hours). Therefore, Brenda covers 7.5 km in 3 hours, which means she walks at 2.5 km/h.

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