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document.write( "Let's say the missing number is x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proportion I made up.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2 = 3/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross-multiply to get: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 2*3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 5 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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