document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=926639>Question 926639</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a 10-inch fish weighs 3 pounds, how much does a 15-inch fish weigh assuming the two fish are proportional? The answer is 10.125 pounds but I'm not sure how to get this. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "wt/length = wt/length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/15 = 3/10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 15*3/10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 45/10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4.5 lbs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can't imagine where your 10.125 came from.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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