document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=71526>Question 71526</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a recipe for green salad for 70 people calls for 18 heads of lettuce. How many heads of lettuce would be needed for 176 people to be served? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If 70 people need 18 heads, then 1 person needs 18/70 of a head.  So, if 1 person needs 18/70 of a head, then 176 people would need <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28176%29%2818%2F70%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28176%29%2818%2F70%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > heads of cabbage, or:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=176%2818%2F70%29=45.257 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"176%2818%2F70%29=45.257\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > heads of cabbage\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANOTHER APPROACH<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 70 is to 18 as 176 is to x and this is written as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=70%2F18=176%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70%2F18=176%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=70x=%28176%29%2818%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70x=%28176%29%2818%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  divide both sides by 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=45.257 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=45.257\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  heads of cabbage\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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