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document.write( "a is the number earning an A\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/5 = a/35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5a = 70   {cross-multiplied}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 14   {divided each side by 5}<BR>\n" );
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