document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=281723>Question 281723</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A BOAT TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 36 KM PER HOUR. IT HAS TO TRAVEL A DISTANCE OF 210 KM. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You just need to know ONE equation about rate, time and distance.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "You should always remember this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Rate+%2A+Time+=+Distance ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Rate+%2A+Time+=+Distance\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's put it in terms of variables:  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's call Rate:  R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's call Time:  T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's call Distance:  D\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So now we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R+%2A+T+=+D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R+%2A+T+=+D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or RT = D\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What if you wanted to solve for R?  Can you see that if you had RT = D that you could solve for \"R\" just by dividing T from both sides of the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "RT = D<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What if you wanted to solve for T?  Can you see that if you had RT = D, that you could solve for \"T\" just be dividing R from both sides of the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "RT = D<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So now from just ONE equation:  RT = D, you can \"switch it around\" so to speak and solve for Rate or you can solve for T.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this problem, you want to solve for TIME.   So, thinking of our one equation of RT = D, we realize we want to solve for T.  Therefore, we should use this equation:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T+=+D%2FR ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T+=+D%2FR\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What do we know?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know the Rate is 36 km per hour.  R = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know the Distance is 210 miles.  D = 210\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's plug that info in:  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SO the boat must travel for 5 hours and .83 of an hour.  OR....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 hours and <BR>\n" );
document.write( ".83 of 60 minutes which is:  49.8 minutes (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.83+%2A+60+=+49.8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".83+%2A+60+=+49.8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The boat must travel for 5 hours and 49.8 minutes. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps you. :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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