document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=716491>Question 716491</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if you are travaling the distance of 50 miles an the rate is 25 miles per hour whats the time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #440143 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jndarrell><B>jndarrell(58)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jndarrell><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=440143\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your proportion should always have the units in the same place in both terms for example in this situation: miles/time = miles/time<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Plug in what you know from the word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25miles/1hour = 50miles/'x'hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CROSS MULTIPLY<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 25 to get x alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Don't forget the units that the question is asking for. 2 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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