document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148065>Question 148065</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> need this solved in a proportion\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Katherine drove 100 miles on 7 gallons of gasoline. How far can she drive on a full tank of 20 gallons? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "From:\"Katherine drove 100 miles on 7 gallons of gasoline.\" we get the following proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100/7 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Because we would like to consider how far 20 gallons will go instead of 7 we have our equation of:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x = distance traveled on 20 gals of gas<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100/7 = x/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(100/7)20 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "285.714 miles = x </SPAN>\n" );
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