document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=369079>Question 369079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HI,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A fellow teacher asked me today about double colons in a proportion question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "would  9:3::49:___    be made into a standard fraction and solved, with the answer being 16.3333333?\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 #263014 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><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=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=263014\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It should mean 9 is to 3 as 49 is to some unknown number! <br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is indeed a proportion.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can set it up like this:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F3=49%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F3=49%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > given<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2Ax=49%2A3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2Ax=49%2A3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cross multiplication<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9x=147 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9x=147\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplify<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=147%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=147%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplify<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=49%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=49%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > answer<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, we now have 9:3::49:(49/3)<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or 9:3::49:(16 and 1/3)<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I believe the most proper answer for the missing number would be 49/3<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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