document.write( "Question 900576: for every 1/5 mile that a ship travels north,it travels 3/5 mile west.how many miles does the ship travel north for every mile it travels west \n" ); document.write( "

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( north ) / ( west ) = $\"+%281%2F5%29+%2F+%283%2F5%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F5%29+%2F+%283%2F5%29+=+x+%2F+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by $\"+3%2F5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1%2F5+=+%28+3%2F5+%29%2Ax+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by $\"+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1+=+3x+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+1%2F3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The ship travels 1/3 mi north for every mile
\n" ); document.write( "it travels west
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