document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1150139>Question 1150139</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The distance between two cities is 180 km. The distance was covered by a car at a rate of 50 km/h, by a bus at 45 km/h, by a truck at 40 km/h, and by a bicycle at 25 km/h. How long did each take to travel the entire distance? Are speed and time directly proportional or inversely proportional? What is the constant of variation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer Format: Car: _____ hrs, bus: _____ hrs, truck: _____ hrs, bicycle: _____ hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Speed and time are (inversely or directly) proportional.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The constant of variation is ________. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To answer the question \"how long\", divide the entire distance by the rate.\r\n" );
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