document.write( "Question 978324: Twelve bears eat five pounds of honey in one day. At the same rate, how many pounds of honey will 20 bears eat in three days? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We need to multiply the amount of 5 pounds of honey by 3 because of three days instead of one, and, beside of it, multiply again by the factor $\"20%2F12\"$ :\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5\"$ . $\"3\"$ . $\"20%2F12\"$ = $\"5\"$ . $\"20%2F4\"$ = $\"5\"$ . $\"5\"$ = $\"25\"$ . \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer. 20 bears will eat 25 pounds of honey in 3 days. \n" ); document.write( "

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