document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=224287>Question 224287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  I have the following problem to solve and I can not figure out the ratio. The example we are given is a 150 pound person excersing for 60 minutes burns 650 calories running in place and 275 calories swimming at 25yd per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many calories will a 115 pound person burn running in place and a 175 pound person burn swimming? (activities for 60 minutes )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I broke the ratio of 150:650 down to 3:13 but cannot get the 115:X to solve. If someone could tell me what I am doing wrong in the solving process I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{150}{650}\ =\ \frac{115}{x}\ \Rightarrow\ \frac{3}{13}\ =\ \frac{115}{x}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross-multiply:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3x = 13\cdot115\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now just do the arithmetic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By the way, it works just as well without reducing the fraction -- it is just that the numbers are bigger and uglier:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 150x = 650\cdot115\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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