document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1153559>Question 1153559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.glacier move at a rate of 20 meters per day how long will it take at this rate for a glacier to move 1 km?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.and also express the speed of the glacier in feet per hour to the nearest tenth of a foot. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #775807 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=775807\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 kilometer = 1000 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1000 meters / 20 meters per day = 50 days.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 24 hours in a day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 meters is equal to 20 * 3.28084 = 65.6168 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore glacier moves at the rate of 65.6168 feet in a day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide that by 24 hours in a day and the glacier moves at the rate of 2.734033333... feet per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to confirm:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 * 2.734033333..... = 65.6168 feet per day / 3.28084 = 20 meters per day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer to the nearest tenth would be 2.7 feet per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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