document.write( "Question 852719: I'm trying to find out the length of time it takes a car that is going 80 mph average speed to go 1/4 mile. Length of time = Distance/Velocity
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Algebra.Com's Answer #513634 by Edwin McCravy(20060)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "I corrected your problem to what I think you must have meant.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"TIME=DISTANCE%2FVELOCITY\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"TIME=%281%2F4%29%2F80\" \"%22%22=%22%22\" \"1%2F4\"\"%22%F7%22\"\"80\" \"%22%22=%22%22\" \"1%2F4\"\"%22%D7%22\"\"1%2F80\" \"%22%22=%22%22\" \"1%2F320\"th of an hour.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2F320\"th of an hour is changed to minutes by multiplying it by 60\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2F320\"\"%22%22%2A%22%22\"\"60\" \"%22%22=%22%22\" \"60%2F320\" which reduces to \"3%2F16\" minutes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "But we need to change that to seconds\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2F16\"th of a minute is changed to seconds by multiplying it by 60\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%2F16\"\"%22%22%2A%22%22\"\"60\" \"%22%22=%22%22\" \"180%2F16\" which reduces to \"45%2F4\" seconds or \"11%261%2F4\" seconds.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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