document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=694456>Question 694456</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i need help in this question that i have. Can you please help. it says: A car travels 440 miles in 8 hours. Write and solve a proportion to determine the average speed of the car. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We know speed equals miles divided by time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we can plug in the values and solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "440/8 = 55 miles per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To set this up as a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "440/8 = x/1 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "440=8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 8 and we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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