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document.write( "Use a proportion::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "weight/length = weight/length<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w/(2 1/3 ft) = 128/(10 ft)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w = (7/3)(128/10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "weight = 29.87 lbs<BR>\n" );
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