document.write( "Question 435835: A car travels 150 miles in 12 gallons of gasoline. How many gallons of gasoline are needed to travel 500 miles? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent gallons of gasoline needed to travel 500 miles
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document.write( "Question Sets Up the Proportion***
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document.write( "    | Cross Multiplying 
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document.write( "    150x = 12*500
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document.write( "       x = 12*500/150
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document.write( "       x = 40gal,  gallons of gasoline needed to travel 500 miles \r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " 12/150 = 40/500 = 2/25 \n" );
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