document.write( "Question 386106: Mary and John can deliver 80 papers in 4 hours. How long would it take them to deliver 36 papers? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,         
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document.write( "Let x represent the time to deliver 36 papers
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document.write( "Question SetsUp the Proportion
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document.write( "Cross mulitply to solve for x
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document.write( " 80x = 4*36
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document.write( "   x = 4*36/80 = 1.8 hrs\r
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document.write( "  80/4 = 20 = 36/1.8 \n" );
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