document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=873541>Question 873541</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> While training for an iron man competition,tony bikes for 60 miles and runs for 15 miles. If his biking speed is 8 times his running speed and it takes 5 hours to complete the training how long did he spend on his bike </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " If his biking speed is 8 times his running speed and it takes 5 hours to complete the training.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let s = his running speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8s = his biking speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a time equation: time = dist/speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "bike time + run time = 5 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60%2F%288s%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60%2F%288s%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2Fs ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2Fs\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 8s, cancel the denominators<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 + 8(15) = 5(8s)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180 = 40s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 180/40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 4.5 mph is his running speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*4.5 = 36 mph is his biking speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"how long did he spend on his bike?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60/36 = 1<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hrs on the bike<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See if that checks out, find the total time from the bike and run times:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F4.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F4.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.67 + 3.33 = 5 hrs<BR>\n" );
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