document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=807022>Question 807022</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if at a given speed a car can travel 143.4 miles on 6 gallons of gasoline, how far can the car travel on 72 gallons of gasoline at that speed?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #486151 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sheldonbbtrocks><B>sheldonbbtrocks(115)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sheldonbbtrocks><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=sheldonbbtrocks><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=486151\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This can be solved as a proportion:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28143.4%2Fx%29=%286%2F72%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28143.4%2Fx%29=%286%2F72%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next cross-multiply:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10324.8=6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10324.8=6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now divide both sides by 6 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1720.8=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1720.8=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This car can travel 1720.8 miles on 72 gallons of gasoline.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, you could have reduced the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2F72 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2F72\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solve it normally if you would have liked to.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this Helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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