document.write( "Question 1010656: 1/2 inch=3 miles; Jerry measured 3 1/8 inches between two towns
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1/2 inch=3 miles; Jerry measured 3 1/8 inches between two towns
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document.write( "1/2 inch=3 miles; Jerry measured 3 1/8 inches\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C5%2C%0D%0A%0D%0A1%2F6%2C%22%22=%22%22%2C25%2F8%2C%22%22%2A%22%22%2C1%2FX%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C3%2C%0D%0A%0D%0A1%2F6%2C%22%22=%22%22%2C25%2F%288X%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cross multiply\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C3%2C%0D%0A%0D%0A8X%2C%22%22=%22%22%2C150%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C3%2C%0D%0A%0D%0A%288X%29%2F8%2C%22%22=%22%22%2C150%2F8%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C3%2C%0D%0A%0D%0AX%2C%22%22=%22%22%2C18%263%2F4%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: \"matrix%281%2C2%2C18%263%2F4%2Cmiles%29\"\r\n" );
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