document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87614>Question 87614</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please i need help with this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Assuming that on a blueprint 1/4 inch equals 12 inches, the actual length in feet of a steel bar represented on the blueprint by a line 3 3/8 inches long is..... </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x/[3 3/8] = (1/4)/(12)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/[27/8] = 1/48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (27/8)*(1/48)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 27/384\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 9/128 inches long or 0.0703125 inches long \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.   </SPAN>\n" );
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