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document.write( "X dollars = 100X cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set up a proportion as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300/(100x cents) = ?/(50 cents)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 50 cents to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " ? = (50 cents)[300/100x cents]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Reduce (50 cents)/(100X cents) to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "? = (1/(2X))300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "? = 150/X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can get 150/X jelly beans for 50 cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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