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document.write( "The amount of time it takes a swimmer to swim a race is inversely proportional to the average speed of the swimmer. A swimmer finishes a race in 75 seconds with an average speed of 4 feet per second. Find the average speed of a swimmer if it takes 60 seconds to finish the race. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #714691 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amalm06><B>amalm06(224)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amalm06><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=amalm06><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=714691\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> t=k(1/v), where k is some constant of proportionality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "k=tv=75*4=300\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "v=k/t=300/60=5 ft/s (Answer) </SPAN>\n" );
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