document.write( "Question 962778: For every 1/6 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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$\"%281%2F6%29%2F%283%2F5%29\"$ = $\"+n%2F1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2F5%29n+=+%281%2F6%29%2A1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2F5%29n+=+%281%2F6%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "multiply each side by 5/3
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+=+%281%2F6%29%285%2F3%29\"$ = $\"5%2F18\"$
\n" ); document.write( "5/18 miles north for each mile west \n" ); document.write( "

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