document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=558954>Question 558954</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man walks .5 miles in 12 minutes, how many miles/hr is he walking? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #363276 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mseely><B>mseely(2)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mseely><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=363276\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hint:  The word \"in\" means \"per\" (the same as the symbol \"/\") which means division.  So try dividing.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But you also need to convert minutes to hours, since they give you a number in minutes, but they want an answer in hours.  See that?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.5%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".5%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles/minute is what you have when you divide.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the conversion factor from minutes to hours is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60+minutes%2F1+hour ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60+minutes%2F1+hour\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you multiply your answer by the conversion factor so the minutes cancel, leaving hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.5%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".5%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles/minute * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes/hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The minute units cancel top to bottom leaving miles per hour.  So see how many miles per hour you get once you multiply and divide everything as shown here. </SPAN>\n" );
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