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document.write( "(A) 5 (B) 50 (C) 500 (D) 5,000 (E) 50,000
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Algebra.Com's Answer #218221 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! For every 1,000 cubic meters of air that comes through a filtering system , 0.05 gram of dust is removed. How many grams of dust are removed when 10^7 cubic meters of air have been filtered ? \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Proportion: \n" ); document.write( "x/10^7 = 0.05/1000 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "x = 10^7(0.05/1000) \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "x = 10^4*0.05 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Move the decimal point 4 places to the right to get: \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "x = 500 \n" ); document.write( "============================ \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "============================ \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "(A) 5 (B) 50 (C) 500 (D) 5,000 (E) 50,000 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |