document.write( "Question 389961: A car uses 15 gallons of gas to go 330 miles. How much will the car need to go 450 miles? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent how much gas the car will need to go 450 miles?
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document.write( "Question Sets Up the Proportion
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document.write( "Cross multiply to solve for x
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document.write( "330x = 15*450
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document.write( "   x = 15*450/330
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document.write( "   x = 20.45 gal \n" );
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