document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1026332>Question 1026332</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A farmer uses 2 gallons of insecticide concentrate to spray each ¼ acre of his land. How many gallons of the concentrate will he need to spray 10 ½ acres? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set up the ratio of gallons to acres:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:   2      x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      --- = ----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      1/4   10 1/2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have 8/1 = x/ (10 1/2). SO 10 1/2 is converted to 21/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Should I have multiplied both sides by 21/2 or 2/ 21? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A farmer uses 2 gallons of insecticide concentrate to spray each ¼ acre of his land. How many gallons of the concentrate will he need to spray 10 ½ acres? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set up the ratio of gallons to acres:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:   2      x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      --- = ----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      1/4   10 1/2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have 8/1 = x/ (10 1/2). SO 10 1/2 is converted to 21/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Should I have multiplied both sides by 21/2 or 2/ 21?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=21%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"21%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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