document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1167716>Question 1167716</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Gabrielle can answer 12 math problems in 3/4 hour. How many problems can she answer in 4 1/4 hours? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #792298 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=792298\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you can use the rate * time = quantity formula, or you can logically deduce the following.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if she can do 12 math problems in 3/4 of an hour, then she can do 12 * 4/3 = 16 math problems in an hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if she can do 16 math problems in an hour, then she can 16 * (4 + 1/4) math problems in (4 + 1/4) hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 * (4 + 1/4) = 16 * 4 + 16 * 1/4 = 64 + 4 = 68 math problems in (4 + 1/4) hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can also use the rate * time = quantity formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the formula becomes rate * 3/4 = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for rate to get rate = 12 * 4/3 = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "go back to the formula again to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 * (4 + 1/4) = quantity\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for quantity to get quantity = 16 * 4.25 = 68\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "she can answer 68 math problems in 4 and 1/4 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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