document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148865>Question 148865</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> According to Dr. Aaron R. Folsom of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, your maximum ideal waist size is directly proportional to your hip size.  For a woman with 40 inch hips, the maximum ideal waist size is 32 inches.  What is the maximum waist size for a woman with 35 inch hips? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "32 size/40 inch hip=x size/35 inch hip\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32/40=x/35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x=32(35)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x=1120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x/40=1120/40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The maximum waist size for a woman with 35-inch hips is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28.  </SPAN>\n" );
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