document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389482>Question 389482</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a bus travels alone a highway at a constant rate of 55 miles per hour. How far does the bus travel in 3 hours and 24 minutes? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #276001 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><B>gwendolyn(128)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><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=gwendolyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=276001\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We use the formula distance = rate * time. The only trick is using consistent units since 3 hours and 24 minutes is a mixture of hours and minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's change that into an improper fraction using the fact that there are 60 minutes in an hour. 3 hours and 24 minutes is the same as 3 and 24/60 hours. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 and 24/60 = 3*(60/60) and 24/60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "180/60 + 24/60 = 204/60 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can use the formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = 55 * 204/60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = 187 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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