document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=476543>Question 476543</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two motors are winding up rope. The first motor can wind up rope at 2ft per second, and the second motor can wind up rope at 5ft per second.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a). write a simplified expression that gives the length of rope by both motors in x seconds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b). find the total length of rope wound up in 3 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c). how many minutes would it take to wind up 2100ft of rope by using both motors.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First off, i attempted to answer from the bottom up. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c). t=d/r   i got the answer being 5 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b). d=rt  7ft per second (3min) 7ftps= 420ft per min answer would be 1260 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i'm just not quite sure how to write these answers correctly showing my work. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #326725 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=326725\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> speed of  DISABLED_event_one=  2 ft/s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of second=3ft/s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. in x seconds they wind up together 2x+3x = 5x feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. 3 minutes = 180 second\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 3 minutes they will wind 5*180 = 900 ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. 2100 feet \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "together they wind 5 ft/s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so they will take 2100/5 = 420 seconds = 7 minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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