document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=898010>Question 898010</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation, I tried and I am not very good... : You work 10 hours and earn 85$, What is your earning rate?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've tried to solve it like this; 10hours/1$ = 85$/1hour but then I had gotten lost because it didn't look right... So I tried just dividing both by five and thought it would be easier... 2hrs=17$ so I put 1hr= $8.50 and don't know if I had done it right or not... Please help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #544485 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=544485\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Key idea, RATE, like ration, like RATIO, the comparison of two numbers, usually in the form of a fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One worked 10 hours and earned $85.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just form a rate with those measures, INCLUDING THE UNITS.  That's all; nothing more complicated.  Form the ratio!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How's this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810%2Ahour%29%2F%2885%2Adollars%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810%2Ahour%29%2F%2885%2Adollars%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810%2F85%29%28hours%2Fdollar%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810%2F85%29%28hours%2Fdollar%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282%2A5%29%2F%285%2A17%29%29%28hours%2Fdollar%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282%2A5%29%2F%285%2A17%29%29%28hours%2Fdollar%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2F17%29%28hours%2Fdollar%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F17%29%28hours%2Fdollar%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did you want THAT ratio?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you wanted this the other way, then now you should know what to do. </SPAN>\n" );
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