document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=824560>Question 824560</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please show me how to solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a horse can run 47.5 miles in 60 minutes, how long will it take him to run .25 miles?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The easiest way is a proportion.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "47.5/60 = 0.25/t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "47.5t = 60*0.25 = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 15/47.5 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Keep the units matching<BR>\n" );
document.write( "miles/minutes = miles/minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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