document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=58837>Question 58837</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1559533404/algebrahomeworkh>discovering algebra. an investigative approach</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write a proportion for each problem, and solve for the unknown number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. Leaf-cutter ants live in central and south america weigh about 1.5grams. One ant can carrry a 4gram piece of leaf that is about the size of a dime. If a person could carry proportionally as much as the leaf-cutter ant, how much could  a 55-kilogram algebra student carry?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. The leaf cutter ant is about 1.27cm long and takes strides of 0.84cm. If a person could take proportionally equivalent strides, what size strides would a 1.65-m-tall algebra student take?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. The 1.27-cm-long ants travel up to 0.4 km from home each day. If a person could travel a proportional distance, how far would a 1.65-m-tall person travel? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A. Leaf-cutter ants live in central and south america weigh about 1.5grams. One ant can carrry a 4gram piece of leaf that is about the size of a dime. If a person could carry proportionally as much as the leaf-cutter ant, how much could a 55-kilogram algebra student carry? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/55000 = 4/1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=146666,67 grams (amount the student could carry)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. The leaf cutter ant is about 1.27cm long and takes strides of 0.84cm. If a person could take proportionally equivalent strides, what size strides would a 1.65-m-tall algebra student take? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/165 =0.84/1.27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=109.13 cm (stride of the algebra student)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. The 1.27-cm-long ants travel up to 0.4 km from home each day. If a person could travel a proportional distance, how far would a 1.65-m-tall person <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/400 km = 165/1.27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=51968.50 cm (distance the 1.65 m tall person would travel)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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