document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045004>Question 1045004</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Set up an equation and solve. Write a sentence explaining your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A telemarketer has 4 hours a day to call people for a survey.  It takes 3 seconds to dial the number and each call takes 2 minutes.  How many calls can be made per day?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My wrong answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14,000/123=117<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It will be easiest to solve this problem if you convert everything to seconds first. 4 hours is 14,400 seconds and 2 minutes and 3 seconds is 123 seconds. Then all you have to do is divide 14,400 by 123 for the total number of calls that can be made per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Need it in the form of an equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<i>It takes 3 seconds to dial the number and each call takes 2 minutes. </i>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question is to find number of calls.  The quoted part above is for \"per call\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Identify and use the ratios given.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will need to decide what time units you want and convert using an appropriate conversion ratio.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I suggest to convert the mixed unit ratio into MINUTES per CALL ; and convert the \"4 to 1\" ratio into MINUTES per DAY. </SPAN>\n" );
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