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document.write( "220 miles / 10 gallons = 550 miles / x gallons {set up the proportion}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "220x = 5500 {cross-multiplied}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25 {divided both sides by 220} \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25 gallons to travel 550 miles<BR>\n" );
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