document.write( "Question 531628: how long will it take to wlk 286 miles at 3 miles an hour \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You could do it the hard way. 3 miles per hour means that every hour you go 3 miles. So the first hour you go three miles leaving you 286 - 3 = 283 to go. Then the second hour you go another 3 miles leaving you 280 miles to go, and so on.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Or you can do it the easy way if you remember the method for subtracting the same amount over and over again. You will have a fractional answer, but remember that 1/3 hour is 20 minutes.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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