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document.write( "Use a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gall/miles = gall/miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/8 = 3t/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 8*(3t/5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 24t/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4.8t gallons<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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