document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335929>Question 335929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A race car driver traveled 240 miles in 2 1/2 hours his rate of speed was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A 100 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C 96 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D 90 mph </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #240919 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=240919\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Distance = Rate * Time \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: Rate is the same as speed\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we have the formula d=rt\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we're given that \"A race car driver traveled 240 miles in 2 1/2\", we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=240 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=240\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=2%261%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=2%261%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So plug these values into the given formula to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=240=r%285%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"240=r%285%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Then multiply both sides by 2 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=480=5r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"480=5r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and then divide both sides by 5 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=96 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=96\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the driver's speed is 96 mph. So the answer is C)\r<BR>\n" );
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