document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=831552>Question 831552</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is a snail  moves at a speed of 2.5 feet per minute. How many yards  will the snail move in half hour? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #501462 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=501462\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The tricky part about these types of problems is that you have to remember to convert feet into yards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a snail moves a 2.5 feet per minute, how many feet is that in an hour?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5 * 60 = 150 feet per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many yards is that in an hour?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 feet in a yard<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150/3 = 50 yards per hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much is half of that?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50/2 = 25 yards in a half hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's a mighty fast snail! </SPAN>\n" );
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