document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=268430>Question 268430</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if it takes a man 12 minutes to travel 7 miles how fast was he driving at one speed </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "From the problem we are given that he travels:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 miles per 12 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But, when we talk about speed we normally think in terms of \"miles per hour\" so just change the units of \"minutes\" to \"hours\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 miles/12 minutes * 60 minutes/1 hour = 420 miles/12 hours = 35 miles/ 1 hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 35 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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