document.write( "Question 23943: It says solve the proportion
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It says solve the proportion \r\n" );
document.write( "9/4 = (2x+1)/(x+2) \r\n" );
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document.write( "A proportion is an equation of the form: \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"FRACTION = FRACTION\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "       9     2x+1\r\n" );
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document.write( "       4      x+2\r\n" );
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document.write( "A proportion is solved by cross multiplying:\r\n" );
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document.write( "LEFT NUMERATOR times RIGHT DENOMINATOR equals \r\n" );
document.write( "               LEFT DENOMINATOR times RIGHT NUMERATOR\r\n" );
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document.write( "9 times (x+2) equals 4 times (2x+1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "   9(x+2) = 4(2x+1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "  9x + 18 = 8x + 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x = -14\r\n" );
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