document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=36685>Question 36685</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Leila needs to make a poster that is 1m by 4.5m for the big game. the cost of the paper is $3.75. Later she needs another poster with dimensions 0.5m by 2.25m. What is the paper for this poster likely to cost? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the 1st poster is 4.5 sq. meters; the cost is $3.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the 2nd poster is (0.5m)(2.25m)=1.125 sq. meters; the cost is \"x\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set up a proportion, as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.125/4.5 = x/3.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0.9375 or approximately 94 cents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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