document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=845070>Question 845070</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> rate = 28 feet per second, time = ? seconds, distance = 336 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance = rate * time. That's all there is to it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we know that distance is 336 ft and the rate is 28 feet per second, we can substitute the values into the equation and just solve for time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "336 ft = 28 ft/sec * x where x is the time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each side by 28ft/sec to isolate the x variable. When we do this type of operation, the ft divide out and we are left with seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 seconds = x. Therefore the time is 12 seconds.  </SPAN>\n" );
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