document.write( "Question 425611: A car travels 700 miles in 5 days. At this rate, how far will it travel in 24 days? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "A car travels 700 miles in 5 days.  
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document.write( "At this rate, how far will it travel in 24 days?
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document.write( "Let x represent how far it will travel in 24 days
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document.write( "Sets Up the Proportion:
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document.write( "       | Cross Multiplying 
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document.write( "      5x = 24*700
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document.write( "       x = 24*700/5
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document.write( "       x = 3360 mi, how far it will travel in 24 days\r
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document.write( "700/5 = 140 = 3360/24 \n" );
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