document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=657337>Question 657337</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy walks 13 km in 2.0 hours. What is his speed in km/h and m/s? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #409821 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Shana-D77><B>Shana-D77(132)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Shana-D77><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=Shana-D77><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=409821\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The dirt formula!  Well, more like d = rt where:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = rate (speed)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A boy walks 13 km in 2.0 hours. What is his speed in km/h and m/s?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fill in what you know:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = rt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13 = r(2.0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13 = 2r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13/2 = r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 6.5 km/h (since the info was in kilometers and hours)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To then get meters/second, multiply by 1,000 (since there are 1,000 meters in a km)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 6500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then divide by 60 twice since there are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 6500/60/60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 1.8 m/s </SPAN>\n" );
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