document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=962886>Question 962886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio between the rates of walking of A and B is 2:3, if the time taken by B to cover a certain distance is 36 minutes, the time in minutes taken by A to cover that much distance in minutes is? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " if the time taken by B to cover a certain distance is 36 minutes, the time in minutes taken by A to cover that much distance in minutes is?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let t = time required by A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time is inversely related to walking rate, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2t = 3*36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 108/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 54 min for A to cover the distance </SPAN>\n" );
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