document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=155317>Question 155317</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395352495/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra - Structure and Method</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do I put the following question into an expression with a variable?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A police helicopter clocked an automobile for 10 seconds over a stretch of highway on fifth of a mile long. At what reate was the automobile traveling in miles per A. Second?  B. Hour?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's what I have so far..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let X = Miles per second<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = .2(miles) / 10 sec.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X= .02 mps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Y = Miles per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y = [.2(miles / 10 sec.] * 3600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y = 72 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is there anything I'm forgetting?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I feel like I'm not transforming anything and just solving for the mps and mph. Any help would be greatly appreciated. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A police helicopter clocked an automobile for 10 seconds over a stretch of highway on fifth of a mile long.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At what rate was the automobile traveling in miles per <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. Second?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[1/5] mile / [10]sec = [1/50](mile/sec)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. Hour? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "{[1/5] mile / [10]sec } = {[1/50](mile/sec)}*{3600 sec/1 hr} <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 72 miles/hr.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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