document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=9945>Question 9945</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Brett started a 1/2 marathon at 6:30 A.M. and he did not cross the finish line until 1:05 P.M. How long did it take for Bret to finish the race ? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another question is John is traveling to a meeting that is 28 miles away. He needs to be there in 30 minutes. How fast does he need to go to make it to the meeting on time ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other question is on a map 1/3 inch equals 15 miles. The distance between two towns on a map is 3 2/3 inches. How many miles are actually between to two towns ? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bret started at 6:30 am and finished at 1:05 pm. To find the difference between these two times, you would change the times to the 24-hour clock (also known as military time).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the 24-hour clock, 6:30 am is 06:30 and 1:05 pm is 13:05.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 6:30 from 13:05.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Change the 13:05 to 12:65 so that you can do the subtraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12:65-6:30 = 6:35 or 6 hours and 35 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John needs to travel 28 miles in 30 minutes, so his speed in mph would be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(28 miles) in 2(30 mins) or 56 miles in 60 mins. = 56 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) Since the map scale is 1/3 inch = 15 miles, you need to find out how many times will 1/3 go into 3 2/3 then multiply that by 15 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 2/3 = 11/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811%2F3%29%2F%281%2F3%29+=+%2811%2F3%29%283%2F1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2811%2F3%29%2F%281%2F3%29+=+%2811%2F3%29%283%2F1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 11 Now multiply this by 15 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The actual distance between the two towns is 165 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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