document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=552610>Question 552610</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Quartz crystals are being sold by weight for 18 1/2 cents per gram. What is the cost of a crystal weighing 44 grams?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/44 = [18 1/2]/1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 44[37/2]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 22[37]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 814 cents = $8.14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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