document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1073374>Question 1073374</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which derived unit is appropriate for the following situation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When painting the lines on the highway, the machine operator discovered he had to refill the tank holding the liters of paint every 2 kilometers. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #688196 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=688196\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i would say the base units here would be the tank itself and the length of the highway.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the derived unit could be number of kilometers per tank.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the derived unit could be number of tanks per kilometer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example, since the tank has to be refilled every 2 miles, then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number of kilometers per tank would be 2/1 = 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of tanks per kilometer would 1/2 = .5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "alternatively:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the derived unit could be kilometers per liter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the derived unit could be number of liters per kilometer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example, assuming the tank holds 5 liters of paint and has to be refilled every 2 kilometers, then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number of kilometers per liter of paint in the tank would be 2/5 = .4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number of liters of paint in the tank per kilometer would 5/2 = 2.5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let's assume that you painted 10 kilometers of highway.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number of kilometers per tank is 2, therefore the number of tanks required would be 10/2 = 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number of tanks per kilometer is .5, therefore the number of tanks required is 10 * .5 = 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the tank holds 5 liters, then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number of kilometers per liter is .4, therefore the number of liters of paint required is 10/.4 = 25.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number of liters per kilometer is 2.5, therefore the number of liters of paint required is 10 * 2.5 = 25.\r<BR>\n" );
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