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document.write( "if 2 1/2 kg of beef is sold for $40.00 calculate at this time the same rate,the cost of 6 kg of beef </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2.5x=6*40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5x=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=240/2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$96.00 for the 6 kg of beef.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5/40=6/96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240=2.5*96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240=240 </SPAN>\n" );
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