document.write( "Question 346073: The winning sailboat completed a 24-mile race at an average speed of 9 miles/hour. The second-place boat finished with an average speed of 8 miles/hour. How many minutes longer than the winner did the second-place boat take to finish the race ?\r
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time taken by winner = 24/9 hours
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\n" ); document.write( "time taken by second boat = 24/8 hours
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\n" ); document.write( "3-2.66= 0.0.34 hour
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\n" ); document.write( "0.34 * 60 = 20.4 minutes
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