document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203335>Question 1203335</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bicycle is traveling at 22 miles per hour. How many feet will it cover in 35 seconds? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: <font color=red size=4>1129.3 feet  (approximate)</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Explanation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Method 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We're given a speed in miles per hour (mph), and we want to determine the number of feet traveled in 35 seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's convert from miles per hour to feet per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll use the railroad track conversion method.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have 22 miles over 1 hour in the first column<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each subsequent column is one of the equivalences below<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5280 ft = 1 mile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 hour = 60 min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 min = 60 sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take note how I placed each unit so we have \"miles\", \"hours\", and \"minutes\" cancel out. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The goal is to be left with \"feet\" up top and \"seconds\" down below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply straight across the numerators to get: 22*5280*1*1 = 116,160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do the same for the denominators: 1*1*60*60 = 3600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide the results: 116160/3600 = 32.2666666666667 approximately\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, 22 mph = 32.2666666666667 feet per second approximately\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Similar conversion questions<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = rate*time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = (32.2666666666667 feet per sec)*(35 sec)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = 1129.33333333333 feet approximately<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = <font color=red size=4>1129.3 feet approximately</font> when rounding to the nearest tenth of a foot.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Method 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 hour = 60 min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 min = 60 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 hour = 60*60 = 3600 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 second = 1/3600 of an hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35 seconds = 35/3600 of an hour = 7/720 of an hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = rate*time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = (22 mph)*(7/720 of an hour)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = 0.21388888888889 miles approximately\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then we convert from miles to feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 mile = 5280 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.21388888888889*1 mile = 0.21388888888889*5280 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.21388888888889 mile = 1129.33333333333 feet approximately<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.21388888888889 mile = <font color=red size=4>1129.3 feet approximately</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Whichever method you use, be very careful about your units.<BR>\n" );
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