document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158237>Question 158237</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I did the work, but got the question wrong.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance a car needs to stop is directly proportional to the square of the rate of the speed. Under certain conditions a car traveling at 60 m.p.h. needs 300 feet to stop. With the same driving conditions, how long will it take to stop if one is traveling at 30 m.p.h.?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my work: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "300/60=x/30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/1=x/30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=150 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "300/2=150\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=150 </SPAN>\n" );
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