document.write( "Question 397210: If a boat uses 15 gallons of gas to go 66 miles, how many miles can the boat travel on 60 gallons of gas?
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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "Let x represent how miles can the boat travel on 60 gallons of gas
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document.write( "Question Sets Up the Proportion
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document.write( "   | cross multiplying to solve for x
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document.write( "  15x = 60gal*66mi
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document.write( "    x = 60*66/15gal
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document.write( "    x = 264mi\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer
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document.write( "  4 times the gas, four times the miles that can be driven! \n" );
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