document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=557313>Question 557313</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a train, it took 3 hours to travel a distance of 52 1/2 miles. That was the average speed of the train? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "rate = distance/time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rate = [105/2]/[3] = 105/6 = 17.5 mph<BR>\n" );
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