document.write( "Question 198873: at a speed of 45 mph, how many minutes will it take to travel 40 miles? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #149364 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"d=rt\" Start with the distance-rate-time equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"40=45t\" Plug in \"d=40\" and \"r=45\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"40%2F45=t\" Divide both sides by 45.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2F9=t\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solution is \"t=8%2F9\" which approximates to \"t=0.889\". This means that it will take about 0.889 hours (which is about 53.34 minutes) to travel 40 miles.
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