document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=804230>Question 804230</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the great race between Wanda and Freddie, both went around the 1/4-mile track three times. Wanda ran each lap at the rate of 8 miles per hour. Freddie ran the first lap at the rate of 10 miles per hour, the second lap at 8 miles per hour, and the third lap at six miles per hour. Use the formulas to solve each problem. Write the answers to the nearest tenth of a minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rate x Time = Distance     Time = Distance/Rate\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much time did it take Wanda to run one lap?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My answer: 1.9 minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much time did it take Freddie to run the first lap? the second lap? the third lap?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My answer: 2.5 min, 1.9 min, 1.5 min\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Who won the race? by how many minutes?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My answer: Wanda, by 0.2 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #484673 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=484673\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Emphasis is on how much time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Track size is 0.25 miles, (1/4) mile.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%2At=d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%2At=d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > means also <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=d%2Fr ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=d%2Fr\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and time is in hours if done with no conversions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Wanda\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lap 1, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F4%29%2F8=1%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F4%29%2F8=1%2F32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lap 2, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lap 3, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Freddie<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lap 1, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F4%29%2F10=1%2F40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F4%29%2F10=1%2F40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lap 2, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F32%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F32%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lap 3, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F4%29%2F6=1%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F4%29%2F6=1%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time for Wanda run one lap?  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F32%29%2A60=30%2F16=15%2F8=1.875 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F32%29%2A60=30%2F16=15%2F8=1.875\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes, so 1.9 minutes is a good answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time for Freddie to run first lap?  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F40%29%2A60=3%2F2=1%261%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F40%29%2A60=3%2F2=1%261%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Freddie's time to run the second lap? <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F32%29%2A60=1.875 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F32%29%2A60=1.875\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or 1.9 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Freddie, third lap?  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F24%29%2A60=30%2F12=15%2F6=5%2F2=2%261%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F24%29%2A60=30%2F12=15%2F6=5%2F2=2%261%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You may work through the rest.  You might have mixed-up two parts of Freddie's data.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Wanda:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A%2815%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A%2815%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Freddie:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.5%2B1.875%2B2.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.5%2B1.875%2B2.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Convert as appropriate. </SPAN>\n" );
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