document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=511002>Question 511002</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A gasoline pump delivers 4 2/5 gallons of gas per minute. How many minutes will it take to fill a gas tank that holds 16 1/2 gallons? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=number of minutes it takes to fill the tank<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then our equation to solve is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4 2/5 gal/min)*(x min)=16 1/2 gal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 2/5=22/5=44/10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 1/2=33/2=165/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sooooo<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(44/10)*x=165/10 multiply each side by 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44x=165<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 3/4   min----------- time required to fill the tank\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4 2/5)*(3 3/4)=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(22/5)*(15/4)=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(22)*(3/4)=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(11)*(3/2)=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "33/2=16 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 1/2= 16 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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