document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=40850>Question 40850</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve this word problem? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dick and Anne took a trip to France. Their siutcases were weighed at the airport and the weight recorded was 39 kilograms. If 50 kilograms is equivalent to 110 pounds, how many pounds did their suitcases weigh? Round to the nearest pound. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26245 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=26245\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well we can do this with a proportion...that is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 is to 110 as 39 is to x, or in algebra<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 / 110 = 39 / x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now cross-multiply and solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x = 4290<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 85.8 lbs </SPAN>\n" );
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