document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=450508>Question 450508</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is a pyramid of 10 bricks. It is 4 bricks high. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Suppose we make the pyramid 50 bricks high. How many bricks will we need?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Explain your thinking and your answer(s). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4x=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the pyramids are proportional, the the ratio of their respective brick makeups should be similar.. </SPAN>\n" );
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