document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=508288>Question 508288</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A snail moves at an average speed of 2 feet every 3 minutes. At that rate, how long would it take the snail to travel one mile? Give answers in hours and in days. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #340917 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><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=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=340917\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's recall a couple of things.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 5280 feet in a mile.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 60 minutes in an hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 24 hours in a day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He moves at 2 feet every 3 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We multiply by 20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means he moves 40 feet every 60 minutes (one hour)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we multiply by 24.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He moves 960 feet every day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5280 / 960  will gives us how many days it will take to move a mile.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.5 days\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 days  12 hours.  <---- Answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 days 12 hours =  7920 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 feet                  x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3  minutes            7920\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7920 * 2 = 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15840 = 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 5280 feet  =  1 mile.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we are correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please e-mail me at onlyyourmathtutor@yahoo.com if this answer was not clear.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helped!\r<BR>\n" );
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