document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1103750>Question 1103750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Traveling at a constant speed, a race car goes 15 miles every 6 minutes.  For each of the following, show how to use a ratio table and proportional reasoning to solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.  How long does it take the race car to go 20 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.  How far does the race car go in 15 minutes? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a.  How long does it take the race car to go 20 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15/6 = 20/t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15t = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 8 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.  How far does the race car go in 15 minutes?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15/6 = d/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6d = 225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 37.5 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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