document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=386956>Question 386956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A PERSON DRIVES 800 MILES IN A DAY AND A HALF. USE ALGEBRA TO FIND HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO DRIVE 2000 MILES. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion: days/distance = days/distance<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2000 = 3.5/800<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2000(3.5)/800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8.75 days<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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