document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=888982>Question 888982</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the ratio given as a simplified ratio.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you drive 162 miles on 13 1/2 gallons of gas, what is the simplified ratio of miles to gallons?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "second question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if a 117-mile trip took 6 1/2 gallons of gas, how many miles can be driven with a full tank of 15 gallons?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "third question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The pitch of a roof is the ratio of the rise to the half-span. if a roof has a rise of 9 feet and a span of 90 feet, what is the pitch? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #537804 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=537804\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the ratio of miles to gallons is 162 / 13.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify this by dividing 162 by 13.5 to get 12 miles per gallon.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "117 / 6.5 = 18 miles per gallon * 15 = 270 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "half span is 45 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ratio of rise to half span is 9 / 45 = 1/5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the pitch is equal to 1/5.\r<BR>\n" );
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