document.write( "Question 1082369: Three miners can load 350 pounds of coal in 15 minutes.How many minutes would it take for two miners to load 700 pounds of coal. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"350%2F%283%2A15%29\" = \"700%2F%282%2Ax%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "express the rate of work for each of the two scenarios.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is equivalent to\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"350%2F%283%2A15%29\" = \"350%2Fx\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2F45\" = \"1%2Fx\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = 45.\r\n" );
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