document.write( "Question 118778: the distance traveled (D) equals the rate of travel (r) times the time traveled (t). how long would it take a boat traveling 50 miles per hour to travel 325 miles,assuming there are no stops? \n" ); document.write( "

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Write out the equation:
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\n" ); document.write( "Distance = Rate * Time
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute the values given in the problem. The distance traveled is 325 miles and the rate
\n" ); document.write( "is 50 miles per hour. Plugging these values into the equation results in:
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\n" ); document.write( "325 = 50 * Time
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve this equation by dividing both sides by 50 (the multiplier of Time) and you have:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"Time+=+325%2F50\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "When you do the division on the right side you get an answer of 6.5
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\n" ); document.write( "So the Time to make the trip is:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"Time+=+6.5+\"$ hours (which is the same as 6 hours and 30 minutes).
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\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem. You can almost do it in your head. If
\n" ); document.write( "you think \"I got 50 miles in the first hour, so in 2 hours I go 100 miles ... then in
\n" ); document.write( "4 hours I go 200 miles and in 6 hours I go 300 miles. Then at 50 miles per hour it will take
\n" ); document.write( "me a half-hour more to go the remaining 25 miles. So it takes 6 and a half hours to
\n" ); document.write( "go 325 miles at 50 miles per hour.
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