document.write( "Question 251847: A car travels at 1/2 miles per hour for 8 minutes, then 1 mph for 4 minutes, then 2 mph for 2 minutes, then 4 miles per hour for 1 minute, and so forth: stopping after traveling 128 miles per hour for 1/32 minutes.How many miles does the car travel?\r
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A car travels at 1/2 miles per hour for 8 minutes, then 1 mph for 4 minutes,
\n" ); document.write( " then 2 mph for 2 minutes, then 4 miles per hour for 1 minute, and so forth:
\n" ); document.write( "stopping after traveling 128 miles per hour for 1/32 minutes.
\n" ); document.write( "How many miles does the car travel?
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\n" ); document.write( "Interesting that at each stage, the car travels the same distance; 1/15 of a mile
\n" ); document.write( "Converting minutes to hours:
\n" ); document.write( ".5(8/60) = (4/60) = (1/15)mi
\n" ); document.write( "1(4/60) = (1/15)mi
\n" ); document.write( "The last one
\n" ); document.write( "128(1/32)*(1/60) = (128/1920) = (1/15) mi
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\n" ); document.write( "Total of all 9 stages
\n" ); document.write( "9(1/15) = .6 mi \n" ); document.write( "
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