document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=664560>Question 664560</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm helping my daughter with her algebra and i can not rememeber the formual for this type of problem , can you help me out so i can expalin it to her? thanks Judy in Texas\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if a biker travel 10 miles in 2 hrs, how long will it take him to ride 3.5 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "?? Did you mean 3.5 miles?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If so,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 mi/2 hr = 5 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = r*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = d/r = 3.5/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 0.7 hours or 42 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another approach, using ratios<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/2 = 3.5/t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10t = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 0.7 hours<BR>\n" );
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