… MORE #s:

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I FOUND it!
THIS was my EXACT warm-up MATH-problem from my TUTORING-"student" yesterday:

"You drive a CONSTANT speed due EAST 40 miles/hour for 12 minutes.

THEN, you turn onto the highway, and drive straight NORTH at 60 mph for 6 minutes.

You STOP.

How FAR are you from your STARTING-point?

BONUS:

How far are you from your STARTING-point … in FEET?

(HINT: There are 5,280 FEET in a MILE.)"

((… ANSWER:

12 minutes = 1/5 of an hour

1/5 of 40 miles = 

8 MILES

6 minutes = 1/10 of an hour

1/10 of 60 miles =

6 MILES

(THIS is the HINT I gave her:)

STANDARD "right triangle" = (measurement of "side X")^2 + (measurement of "side Y")^2 = (measurement of "HYPOTENUSE")^2

Ergo, 

8 squared (64) + 6 squared (36) = X squared 

64 + 36 = 100 = x squared

x^2 = 100

Thus, x = + or - 10

(… Since we're dealing with DISTANCE, the answer is POSITIVE.)

"BONUS"-ANSWER: 

There are 5,280 feet in a mile.  

So, 

10 MILES = 

5,280 FEET x 10 = 

50,280 feet))

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So, upon my awakening this morning, I--as usual-- HAD TO "DRAIN the MAIN VEIN".  

(… HEY!  That ALL rhymes!)

So, I "WALKED" 62 steps TO my toilet and 64 steps RETURNING from my toilet.

Alas, I HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DE-creased my "glancing DOWN" as I "WALK".

(YAY!)

I STILL--OCCASIONALLY--swing my LEFT LEG/FOOT out to MY left, and KICK my walker as I STEP forward.

(DAMN electric "pulsing" of my "Walkaid"!)

(… 2 "KICKS"/62 INITIAL steps = ~3.23%

3 "KICKS"/64 RETURN-steps = ~4.69%)

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So, THIS evening's been … A BIT … hectic!
THUS, tomorrow I'll be more EXTENSIVE/VERBOSE/CHATTY.


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