document.write( "Question 917132: If Austin stuffed 30 envelopes in 6 minutes and Dylan stuffed 40 envelopes in 8 minutes, who was faster? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Austin stuffed 30 envelopes in 6 minutes
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document.write( "So Austin's envelope-stuffing rate is \r\n" );
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document.write( "30 envelopes PER 6 minutes\r\n" );
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document.write( "PER means OVER\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's 30 envelopes OVER 6 minutes (OVER as in a fraction):\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C2%2C30%2Cenvelopes%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C6%2Cminutes%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide top and bottom by 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C2%2C5%2Cenvelopes%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C1%2Cminute%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So that rate is \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"5\"\"envelopes%2Fminute\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Austin's rate is \"five envelopes per minute\".\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "Dylan stuffed 40 envelopes in 8 minutes
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document.write( "So Dylan's envelope-stuffing rate is \r\n" );
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document.write( "40 envelopes PER 8 minutes\r\n" );
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document.write( "PER means OVER\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's 40 envelopes OVER 8 minutes (OVER as in a fraction):\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C2%2C40%2Cenvelopes%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C8%2Cminutes%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide top and bottom by 8\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C2%2C5%2Cenvelopes%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C1%2Cminute%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So that rate is \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"5\"\"envelopes%2Fminute\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Dylan's rate is \"five envelopes per minute\".\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "who was faster?
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document.write( "Neither was faster because both stuffed at the same rate of\r\n" );
document.write( "\"5\"\"envelopes%2Fminute\" \r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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