document.write( "Question 839693: What is the speed of an airport's moving sidewalk if a person is conveyed 1/8 of a mile through the airport in one and a half minutes while walking at his normal pace of 300ft./min. on the moving sidewalk? THANK YOU. \n" ); document.write( "
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What is the speed of an airport's moving sidewalk if a person is conveyed 1/8 of a mile through the airport in one and a half minutes while walking at his normal pace of 300ft./min. on the moving sidewalk?
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\n" ); document.write( "Convert 1/8 of a mile to ft: 1/8 * 5280 = 660 ft
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\n" ); document.write( "let s = speed of the moving sidewalk in ft/min
\n" ); document.write( "then actual speed = (s+300)
\n" ); document.write( "Time = dist/speed
\n" ); document.write( "1.5 min = \"660%2F%28%28s%2B300%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "1.5(s+300) = 660
\n" ); document.write( "1.5s + 450 = 660
\n" ); document.write( "1.5s = 660 - 450
\n" ); document.write( "1.5s = 210
\n" ); document.write( "s = 210/1.5
\n" ); document.write( "s = 140 ft/min \n" ); document.write( "
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