document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=542279>Question 542279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jaron is downloading a file. The size of the file is 3200kg. It takes 3 minutes to download the first 1200kg of the file. If the file continues downloading at the sam rate, how many more mintues will it take to finish downloading? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried to put the ratio of 3200kg:3min = 1200KG:X I didnt understand where to go next. Thank you for trying to help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #354512 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=354512\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><font face=\"Tahoma\">You were close, but a better way to look at it is like this:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It takes 3 minutes to download 1200 kb.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So how many minutes does it take to download 3200 kb???<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, 3 is to 1200 as what is to 3200?<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you set up a proportion like this:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then cross multiply!<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So it should take you 8 minutes total to download the 3200 kb if it takes you 3 minutes to download 1200 kb.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus, the answer to your question would be:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It would take you 5 more minutes to finish downloading the file.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I also used kb instead of kg, because digital files are usually in kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, not kg (which stands for kilograms).<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!<br> </SPAN>\n" );
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