document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=287945>Question 287945</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 2 and 1/2 inches represent 540 miles, how many miles does 4 inches represent?  Find the answer to the nearest tenth. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "540/2.5 = 216 miles/inch<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*216 = 864 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or you can do a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5:540::4:s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5s = 2160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 864 miles<BR>\n" );
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