document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=33141>Question 33141</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A cockroach can run at about 2mph. The average body length of a cockroach is about 1 inch.  The average body length of a horse is 8 feet. If we asume that a horse's speed-to-length ratio is the same as that of a cockroach, how fast can a horse run? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #19655 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sarah_adam><B>sarah_adam(201)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sarah_adam><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=19655\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> cockroach = speed : length = 2:1  ( 1 in )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "horse     = speed : length = s:8   (8ft )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so lets convert ft to in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1ft = 12 in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8ft = 8 *12 = 96in\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now according to the assumption<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2:1 = s:96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/1 = s/96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 2*96= 192 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of horse = 192 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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