document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242526>Question 242526</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following without using cross multiplication:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A motorbike can run for 10 minutes on $1.30 worth of fuel. How long could it run on $0.91 worth of fuel?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help. Even just some ideas would be great. Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #177555 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=177555\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can set up the proportion the same way, just do the division first.  Not that it matters much.  You still end up doing the same arithmetic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The only way to solve it without using some form of the manipulations of cross-multiplication is to not use algebra at all.  You go find the motorbike that you know can run 10 minutes on $1.30, put $0.91 worth of gas in the tank that you have previously emptied, and then time how long the bike runs.\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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