document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23905>Question 23905</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Acording to doctors, a healthy diet should follow the ratio for meat to vegetables of 2.5 servings to every 4 servings. If you eat 7 servings of meat a week, how many servings of vegetables should you eat? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12620 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12620\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2.5/4 = x/7 -----> cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 2.5(7) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=17.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4.375\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, for 7 servings you should eat 4.375 of vegetables.  </SPAN>\n" );
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