document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=842100>Question 842100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The car drove 8 miles in 12 minutes. What is the car's speed in meters per second ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First we convert miles to meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 mile = 1609.3 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 miles = 1609.3 * 8 = 12875 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Speed = Distance/Time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12875/12 = 1072.9 meters per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now convert meters per minute to meters per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 meter per minute = 0.016666 meters per second\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1072.9 * 0.016666 = 17.88 meters per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17.88 meters per second </SPAN>\n" );
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