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document.write( "The Great Seto Bridge in Japan is about 7.6 mi long. How long would it take you to cross the bridge if you were walking  at 3mi/hr?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I have done:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I set up a chart:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Rate:4 Time:t Distance:7.6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So would it be 4t=7.6?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have no idea what I am doing. Please help. Your guidance would be greatly appreciated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  -Michelle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   (Freshman) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #165529 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=165529\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Recall that the distance 'D' is related to the rate/speed 'r' and time 't' by the formula: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D=rt ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D=rt\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (ie multiply the speed by the time to get the distance traveled).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D=rt ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D=rt\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7.6=3t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7.6=3t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D=7.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D=7.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (the given distance) and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (the given speed)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now the goal is to simply solve for 't':\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7.6%2F3=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7.6%2F3=t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 3 to isolate 't'.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.533=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.533=t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide 7.6 into 3 to get 2.533 (this is approximate).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=2.533 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=2.533\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=2.533 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=2.533\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means that it takes about 2.5 hours to walk 7.6 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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