document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=430259>Question 430259</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How fast would you be driving if you went 3 miles in 19 minutes? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Marlene 9/18/36 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If by how fast you mean in Miles Per Hour, then you would set this up in a proportion.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/19=x/60 (3 and x correspond because that is a miles measurement, while 19 and 60 correspond because they are a minutes measurement)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross multiply---198x=19x and 3*60=180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "19x=180 --- T oget x alone, divide both sides by 19 (19x/19 will cancel the 19's out, leaving x alone)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "180/19=9.4737, though I assume you'd round.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, 3 miles in 19 minutes is 9 MPH. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "....That's reeeeeally slow. even the signs for \"keep kids alive\"is faster then that, it's \"keep kids alive, drive 25\"! So yes, 3 miles in 19 minutes=9MPH=very slow.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope I helped! :)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-Rose </SPAN>\n" );
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