document.write( "Question 408630: 1. When travelling at a fixed speed, travel time is directly proportional to distance travelled. If you go 120 miles in 3 hours, how long would a trip of 200 miles take? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "Let x represent time a trip of 200 miles would take
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document.write( "Question Sets Up a Proportion:
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document.write( "    |cross multiplying to solve for x
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document.write( "  120x = 600
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document.write( "    x = 5 hrs, time a trip of 200 miles would take\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " 120/3 = 200/5 = 40 \n" );
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