document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=358892>Question 358892</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> john read 66 books in 12 months at this rate how many books will he read in 4 months </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We need to set up a proportion. Here is how we do it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=66\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we cross multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4*66=264<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12*x=12x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now to isolate the variable by dividing both sides by 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x/12=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "264/12=22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John will read 22 books in 4 months </SPAN>\n" );
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