document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=423839>Question 423839</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How to calculate distance problems </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the primary element to learn is the main formula... \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Distance+=+Rate%2A+Time ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Distance+=+Rate%2A+Time\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " if we are given the rate at which someone is traveling and the time it takes to travel, we can then calculate the total distance traveled\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consider the following example: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A car travels at 60mph and drives for 2 hours. We need to calculate the distance the car traveled.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Distance+=+Rate+%2A+Time ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Distance+=+Rate+%2A+Time\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Distance+=+60mph+%2A+2+h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Distance+=+60mph+%2A+2+h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Distance+=+120+miles ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Distance+=+120+miles\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, lets say that we want to know how long it will take us to travel <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=120+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"120+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >miles at a rate of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60mph ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60mph\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Distance+=+Rate+%2A+Time ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Distance+=+Rate+%2A+Time\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, but we want to calculate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Time ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Time\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. We need to rearrange the formula. We need to have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Time ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Time\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > on one side of the equation by itself, so we must divide both sides of the equation by the Rate. The new formula will look like this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Time+=+Distance%2FRate ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Time+=+Distance%2FRate\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Time+=+120miles%2F60mph ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Time+=+120miles%2F60mph\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Time+=+2+h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Time+=+2+h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have learned how to calculate both distance and time using this formula, so let's look at how to figure the Rate. We will use the same example. A car has driven for 2 hours and traveled 120 miles. What rate of speed was the car traveling?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Distance+=+Rate+%2A+Time ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Distance+=+Rate+%2A+Time\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, but we want to calculate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Rate ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Rate\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Again, we need to rearrange the formula. We now want to have the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Rate ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Rate\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > on one side of the equation by itself, so we must divide both sides of the equation by the Time. The new formula will look like this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Rate+=+Distance%2FTime ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Rate+=+Distance%2FTime\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Rate+=+120+miles%2F2+h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Rate+=+120+miles%2F2+h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Rate+=+60mph ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Rate+=+60mph\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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