document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=233210>Question 233210</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The amount of time it takes a swimmer to swim a race varies inversely as the average speed of the swimmer. A swimmer finishes a race in 400 seconds with an average speed of 3 feet per second. Find the average speed of the swimmer if it takes 300 seconds to finish the race. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A swimmer finishes a race in 400 seconds with an average speed of 3 feet per second. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the average speed of the swimmer if it takes 300 seconds to finish the race.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can use an inverted ratio equation: let s = speed of the faster swimmer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=400%2F300 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"400%2F300\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross mult<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s = 4*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 4 ft/sec is the faster swimmers speed <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Prove that to yourself.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the dist for both should be the same: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "400 * 3 = 1200 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300 * 4 = 1200 ft<BR>\n" );
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