document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=154049>Question 154049</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618250204/algebrahomeworkh>McDougal Littlell Algebra 2</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The elevator in the Washington Monument takes 75 seconds to travel 500 feet to the top floor.  What is the speed of the elevator in miles per hour? Give your answer to two significant digits. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113398 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lermgerm52891><B>lermgerm52891(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lermgerm52891><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113398\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 3600 seconds in an hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 5280 feet in a mile.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "75seconds | 1 minute  |   1 hour   | 5280 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500 feet  | 60 seconds| 60 minutes | 1 mile\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All you have to do is multiply across. This shows how you go from seconds to hours and feet to miles. Cross out any labels that are on both top and bottom so you end up with\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "75  | 1  | 1 hour | 5280<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500 | 60 |   60   | 1 mile \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now multiply across on the top and across on the bottom so you end up with\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "396,000 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,800,000 mile\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reduce your fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You end up with .22 when you divide. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your answer in two significant digits is .22 miles/hour </SPAN>\n" );
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