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document.write( "Force on running shoes. The ratio of the force on the shoe soles to the weight of a runner is 3 to 1. What force does a 130-pound jogger exert on the soles of her shoes? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Force/weight = 3/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your Problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Force/130 = 3/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Force = 130(3/1) = 390 lbs.<BR>\n" );
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