document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=800415>Question 800415</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> pat delivers newspapers every morning. On average She can deliver newspapers to 17 homes in 12 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. if her normal route has 119 homes, how long does it take her to deliver the mail on average?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. when  another deliverer is sick, Pat's route expands to a total of 155 homes. How long does this route take her? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a. if her normal route has 119 homes, how long does it take her to deliver the mail on average?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/119 = 12/17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 119(12/17) = 84 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. when  another deliverer is sick, Pat's route expands to a total of 155 homes. How long does this route take her?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/155 = 12/17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 155(12/17) = 109.41 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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