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document.write( "A 5-pound bag of apples costs $3.50. At the same rate, what would be the cost of 7 pounds of apples
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document.write( "Let x represent the cost of 7 pounds of apples
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document.write( "question Sets up the Proportion
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document.write( "       |Cross multiplying to solve
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document.write( "   5x = 7*3.50
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document.write( "    x = $4.90 \n" );
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