document.write( "Question 371394: Teresa drive 204 miles in 9 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas would she need to drive 374 miles as well as \r
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document.write( "Let x represent gallons need to drive 374mi
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document.write( "cross multiply to solve
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document.write( "204x = 9*274
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document.write( "x = 9*274/204\r
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document.write( "John can rinse them in 135 minutes by himself. 
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document.write( "Bob takes 90 minutes to rinse these dishes
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document.write( "Let x represent the time it takes together.  Per minute being the Equalizer
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document.write( "1/135 + 1/90 = 1/x  
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document.write( "Mulitplying each term by 90*135*x so as all denominators = 1
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document.write( "90x + 135x = 90*135
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document.write( "225x = 90*135
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document.write( "x = 90*135/225 = 54 minutes together \n" );
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