document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148066>Question 148066</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need this solved using a proportion\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A truck can pump 800 gallons of oil in 35 minutes. How much oil can it pump in 2 hours? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "From:\"A truck can pump 800 gallons of oil in 35 minutes.\" we get the proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "800/35<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the above proportion is in \"minutes\" we must convert 2 hours into minutes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 hours = 120 mins<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, your final proportion to solve is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x = oil pumped in 2 hours <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "800/35 = x/120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(800/35)120 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2742.857 gallons = x </SPAN>\n" );
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