document.write( "Question 250537: Twelve zebras weigh the same as two rhinoceros. Six giraffes weigh the same as four rhinoceros. How many zebras weigh the same as eight giraffes?\r
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12z=2r
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\n" ); document.write( "substitute 12z for 2r
\n" ); document.write( "6g=2*12z
\n" ); document.write( "divide by6 on both sides
\n" ); document.write( "g=2*12z/6
\n" ); document.write( "multiply by 8 on both sides
\n" ); document.write( "8g=2*12/8z
\n" ); document.write( "8g=24/8z
\n" ); document.write( "8g=3z
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