document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=320036>Question 320036</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the amount of time it takes a swimmer to swim a race is inversely proportional to the average speed of the swimmer. A swimmer finishes a race in 300 seconds with an average speed of 4 feet per second. find the average speed of the swimmer if it takes 400 seconds to finish the race. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "possible answers: A)2 feet per second  B)4 feet per second  C)5 feet per second  D)3 feet per second  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #229182 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=229182\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> t inversely proportional to 1/r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=k*1/r k = constant<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=300, r= 4feet/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300= k*1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k=1200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t=400, k=1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400 =1200/r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=1200/400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r= 3 feet/sec<BR>\n" );
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