document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1092017>Question 1092017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> During a track meet one athlete ran 1 mile in five minutes and another athlete ran 5000 m in 280 seconds the two runners use different units to describe their races so how can you compare them? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We can change the first runner into meters per second (1 mi = 1609.35 meters)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%281609.35%29%29%2F%28%285%2A60%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%281609.35%29%29%2F%28%285%2A60%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5.3645 meters/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second runner<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5000%2F280 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5000%2F280\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 17.857 meters/sec  </SPAN>\n" );
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