document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=627805>Question 627805</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 25  cent - a quarter is 3/4 inch in diameter. When placed 7 feet from eye, it blocks the disc of moon. Diameter of the moon is 2160 miles. How far is the moon from the earth? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " When placed 7 feet from eye, it blocks the disc of moon. Diameter of the moon is 2160 miles. How far is the moon from the earth?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the rule of similar triangles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert 7 ft to 84 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let d = distance to the moon<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A ratio equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F2160 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F2160\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=84%2F.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"84%2F.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".75d = 2160*84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=181440%2F.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"181440%2F.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 241,920 miles to the moon<BR>\n" );
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