document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=292733>Question 292733</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a train ride is 8 hours long a cuductor comes in  every 2/3 of an hour how many times does he come in </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8*3/2=24/2=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remember multiplication by the reciprocal is the same as division.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Every 2 hours he shows up 3 times.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/3+2/3*2/3=6/3=2 hours with 3 visits<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Contrary to what my esteemed colleague Edwin has to say about this problem there is no indication that the conductor comes in 13 times.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem clearly states that the conductor  only comes in after 40 minutes have passed. Thus he does not come in at the beginning of the trip.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the answer is 12.<BR>\n" );
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