document.write( "Question 1017783: If a dam on a river bursts and the water flows downstream at a velocity 120 ft/sec, how long (in minutes) will it take for the floodwaters to inundate a town located 22 miles downstream? Remember: Rate x Time = Distance \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "If a dam on a river bursts and the water flows downstream at a velocity 120 ft/sec, how long (in minutes) will it take
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document.write( "1 mile = 5280 ft (see this site).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, 22 miles = 22*5280 ft.\r\n" );
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document.write( "time =  =  = 968 seconds =  = 16 minutes 8 seconds.\r\n" );
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