document.write( "Question 932544: An insect is moving at a speed of 15 ft/min. What is the insect’s speed in yd/h?
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15 ft/min. What is the insect’s speed in yd/h
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document.write( "We use the unit multiplier \r\n" );
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document.write( "So that the ft on top will cancel with the ft on the bottom.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next use the unit multiplier \r\n" );
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document.write( "So that the min on the bottom will cancel with the min on the top.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we cancel the \"ft\":\r\n" );
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document.write( "also we cancel the \"min\":\r\n" );
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document.write( "When you get skilled in this type of problem, you'll be\r\n" );
document.write( "able to do it in your head like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "15 feet is 3 yards, so that's 5 yards in one minute. Then in 1 hour\r\n" );
document.write( "it goes 60 times as far, and 60 times 5 is 300.  So it goes 300 yards\r\n" );
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