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document.write( "Re Reply: another way of thinking about it is: 
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document.write( "Cost/Liter = $1.40/2.5L =  $0.56 per Liter  &  6 will cost: 6(.56) = $3.36
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document.write( "2.5 litres of coke costs 1.40 how much will 6 litres cost? 
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document.write( "     |Cross Multiplying to solve
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document.write( "      2.5x = 6(1.40)
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document.write( "         x = 6(1.40)/2.5
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document.write( "  x = $3.36 \n" );
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