<PRE><B>Question 265014</B>
The fastest moving insect is the large tropical cockroach. it scurries at speeds of up to 2.3 feet per second. now write an equation that represents how many miles a roach can travel in 1.5 hours?
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(2.3)(ft/sec)(1 mile/5280 ft)(1.5*3600 sec/1.5 hr)
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= [(2.3*1*1.5*3600)/(1*5280)](miles/1.5 hr)
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= (12420/5280)(miles/1.5 hr.)
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= 2.352... miles/1.5 hr.
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>