document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=850952>Question 850952</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car travels 20 miles in 30 minutes. At this rate, how far will the car travel in 2.5 hours?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My question for this answer is how is twenty miles in 30 minutes 40 miles in 1 hour? Im a bit confused on the formula its using. The first method i tried using was t= d/s and got the answer of 1 hour, but did not get 40 miles out of it. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "20/30=x/150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30x=3000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3000/30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=100 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your question. 60 minutes equals one hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 20*2=40<BR>\n" );
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