document.write( "Question 829995: is the distance is 10 miles and it takes 1000 seconds to travel the distance, what is the rate in miles per hour \n" ); document.write( "
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10 miles / 1000 seconds
\n" ); document.write( "Set up proportion
\n" ); document.write( "\"10%2F1000+=+x%2F60\"
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\n" ); document.write( "1000x = 10(60)
\n" ); document.write( "1000x = 600
\n" ); document.write( "x = 600/1000 = 0.600 miles per hour
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