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document.write( "There are 5280 ft in a mile so we make the unit fraction \r\n" );
document.write( "putting the miles on the bottom to cancel away the miles in the top, and\r\n" );
document.write( "we multiply by that unit fraction:\r\n" );
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document.write( "and we cancel the miles:\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are 60 minutes in an hour so we make the unit fraction \r\n" );
document.write( "putting the hours on the top to cancel away the hours on the bottom, and\r\n" );
document.write( "we multiply by that unit fraction:\r\n" );
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document.write( "and we cancel the hours:\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are 12 inches in a foot so we make the unit fraction \r\n" );
document.write( "putting the feet on the bottom to cancel away the feet on the top, and\r\n" );
document.write( "we multiply by that unit fraction:\r\n" );
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document.write( "and we cancel the feet:\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are 60 seconds in a minute so we make the unit fraction  \r\n" );
document.write( "putting the minutes on the top to cancel away the minutes on the\r\n" );
document.write( "bottom, and we multiply by that unit fraction:\r\n" );
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document.write( "and we cancel the minutes:\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are 2.54 centimeters in an inch so we make the unit fraction \r\n" );
document.write( "putting the inches on the bottom to cancel away the inches on the \r\n" );
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document.write( "and we cancel the inches:\r\n" );
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