document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=734282>Question 734282</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having a hard time on this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Caroline can sketch ten cartoons in three hours. How long will it take for her to sketch twenty-seven cartoons? Show your work. Give your answers in hours and additions minutes. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Caroline can sketch 10 cartoons in 3 hours , <BR>\n" );
document.write( "then for 27 cartoons he takes x hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can be expressed in proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 : 3 :: 27 : x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hence product of extreme = product of means<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 * x = 3 * 27 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 81 / 10 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 8.1 hours <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8 hours 6 min\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks & Best Regards<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vidya P </SPAN>\n" );
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