document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242386>Question 242386</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A machine can fill 3864 cartons of milk in 0.4hour. How many cartons of milk can it fill per hour? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #177425 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=177425\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let c = cartons\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3864/c = 0.4/1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve for c now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let c = cartons \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3864/c = 0.4/1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We cross-multiply to find c.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c times 0.4 = 3864 times 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.4c = 3864<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now divide both sides by 0.4 to find c, which is our cartons.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = 3864/0.4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = 9660 cartons\r<BR>\n" );
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