document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1050948>Question 1050948</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The time needed to travel a certain distance varies inversely with the rate of speed. If it takes 8 hours to travel a certain distance at 36 miles per hour, how many hours will it take to travel the same distance at 24 miles per hour? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "v=speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=k/v<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8hr=k/36 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k=288 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=288 mi24 mi/hr =12 hours.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance is 288 miles by multiplying 36 by 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide that by 24 mph, and it is 12 hours.<BR>\n" );
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