document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=314844>Question 314844</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If it takes billy 2 hours ad 10minutes at a steady speed of 70 miles per hour to drive from mobile,alabama to new orleans,louisiana, how many miles would he have driven? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Apply the \"distance formula\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = rt<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d is distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r is rate or speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t is time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time given was in terms of hours and minutes -- convert to hours:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 + 10/60 = 2 + 1/6 = 12/6 + 1/6 = 13/6 hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = 70(13/6) = 151.67 miles<BR>\n" );
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