document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=302368>Question 302368</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At Art's Grocery Store three cans of chicken soup sell for $1.25. Find  the cost of 8 cans \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the formula to solve this problem </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We can use proportions to solve this. We set it up like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/1.25=8/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3.33 dollars (rounded off)<BR>\n" );
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