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- DOCUMENTATION FOR PROBLEM SOLVING # 4
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- This documentation will hopefully explain the modules of this program.
- I'm sure there will be questions raised and if there are, I can be
- contacted by mail. VRenda, P.O. Box 777, New York, New York 10268
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- I used Basica on a Leading Edge Computer with 2 floppy disk drives.
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- This is a menu driven program and you will be asked to choose which
- module you would like to use according to the number you enter.
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- This program handles ratios and proportions. There is a display of an
- example, then you are requested to respond to the prompt. Calculations
- will be performed and the resultant display will be the answer to the
- problem. Although you cannot see your whole sentence at one time for
- your problem, you can examine the example to see what will be
- forthcoming.
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- The following are the examples you will see:
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- Enter 1 on the menu if you choose Travel in Miles.
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- A car can travel 112 miles in 2 hours. At the same
- rate of speed, how far can it travel in 6 hours?
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- The answer is 336 miles.
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- Now it's your turn. Enter at the prompt and press return.
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- Enter 2 on the menu if you choose Travel More Miles.
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- A car travels 120 miles in 3 hours. At the same
- rate of speed, how many more miles will it travel
- in the next 2 hours?
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- The answer is 80 miles.
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- Now it's your turn. Enter at the prompt and press return.
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- Enter 3 on the menu if you choose Measure a Tree.
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- A person 5 feet tall casts a shadow of 12 feet at the
- same time a tree casts a shadow of 60 feet. What is
- the height of the tree in feet?
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- The answer is 25 feet.
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- Now it's your turn. Enter at the prompt and press return.
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- Enter 4 on the menu if you choose to Exit back to Basic.
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- Enter 5 on the menu if you choose to Exit to DOS.
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- Unpublished work copr., April 28, 1987 Virginia Renda
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