document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23904>Question 23904</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It has been found that the distance from a persons eye to the end of the fingers of his out reached hand is proportional to the distance between his eyes at a 10:1 ratio. If the distance between your eyes is 2.3 inches, what should the distance from your eye to your outstrecthed fingers be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12642 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Sridi><B>Sridi(6)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Sridi><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=12642\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a proportion problem. The distances compared are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the distance between the eyes( say dist1) and the distance from the eye to the outstretched fingers (say dist2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the distance between the eyes is 1 inch then the distance from the eye to the outstretched fingers is 10 inches. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "( here use some common sense, the bigger distance is 10; and that is the bigger distance between dist1 and dist2.. i think for most of us humans dist2 is definitely bigger than dist1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dist1 = 1 inch, then dist2 = 10 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what is dist2 if dist1 = 2.3\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simple proportion\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=dist2%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"dist2%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.3%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.3%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for dist2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dist2 = 23 inches. </SPAN>\n" );
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