document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=547379>Question 547379</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 90 feet of wire weighs 18 pounds, then what will 100 feet of the same type of wire weigh?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/100 = 18/90<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (10/9)18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 20 lbs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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