document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=641137>Question 641137</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose a 10-inch pizza costs $4. For you to find the price x of a 14-inch pizza, is it correct to set up the proportion\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/4=14/10? Why or why not? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #403565 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josh_jordan><B>josh_jordan(263)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josh_jordan><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=josh_jordan><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=403565\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No, because x represents the unknown cost for a 14 inch pizza.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The way the equation reads now is:  x number of inches per $4 is equal to 14 inches of pizza per $10.  We already know how many inches = $4.  We want to know how much 14 inches of pizza would cost\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct way to set this proportion up is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This equation now states that 10 inches of pizza per $4 is equal to 14 inches of pizza per x dollars. \r<BR>\n" );
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