document.write( "Question 156420: if u need the other question that helped u get the proportion here it is\r
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document.write( "a rock climber burns 60 calories for every 5 minutes of rock climbing \r
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document.write( "now use the proportion 60 calories over 5 minutes to solve this\r
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document.write( "now use that proportion i just wrote to determine how many calories yhe rock climber would burn in 7 minutes \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #115229 by nerdybill(7384)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x = calories burned in 6 minutes \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Your proportion would be \n" ); document.write( "60 calories x calories \n" ); document.write( "------------ = ---------- \n" ); document.write( " 5 minutes 7 minutes \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "cross multiplying we get: \n" ); document.write( "5x = 7(60) \n" ); document.write( "x = [7(60)]/5 \n" ); document.write( "x = 7(12) \n" ); document.write( "x = 84 calories \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |