document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=40226>Question 40226</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 15 pounds of fertillizer will cover 1500 square feet of lawn, how much fertilizer is needed to cover 2500 square feet?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It would require ______ pounds to cover 2500 square feet. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #25670 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=25670\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Set up a proportion, cross-multiply and solve for x...here goes...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 / 1500 = x / 2500  (you should be able to see the answer 25 already, but...)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1500x = 37500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 37500/1500 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25 pounds </SPAN>\n" );
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