document.write( "Question 468010: You rode your bike 24 miles and traveled at 16 miles per hour. How long did you take? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #321091 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 24/16 = 1.5 hours \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( "You want to solve for time, \"how long\" is time. \n" ); document.write( "24 miles has no time \n" ); document.write( "16 miles/hour has time, hours in the denominator \n" ); document.write( "16 miles/hr --> 1/16 hours/mile \n" ); document.write( "----------- \n" ); document.write( "Now you need to eliminate the miles in the denominator. \n" ); document.write( "Multiply by the 24 miles, the miles units cancel. \n" ); document.write( "24 miles * (1/16) hour/mile = 24/16 hours \n" ); document.write( "= 1.5 hours. \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( "Make use of the units to figure out what to do, and to check that you did the right thing. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |