document.write( "Question 1134839: I can set up the problem but I can’t seem to get the right answer. Please show me what I am doing wrong?\r
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document.write( "Problem: The Alvin, submersiblue research vessel, can descend into the ocean to a depth of approximately 4500 m in just over 5hr. Determine its average rate of submersion in ft per min and km per second.\r
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document.write( "What I did: 4500 m/5hr x 1hr/60min x 5280ft/1m= 79200.000 ft/min
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document.write( " 4500 m/5ft x 1hr/60min x 1min/60sec x 1000km/1m= 250.000 km/sec\r
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document.write( "The correct answers: 50ft/min and 3 x 10 to the -4 power km/sec \n" );
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