document.write( "Question 1085124: The water usage in a city varies directly with the population of a city. City A has a population of 315,000 people and uses an average of 14,251,000 gallons of water per day. How many gallons of water per day should we expect City B to produce if its population is 1,240,000 people? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Use the proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "where x is the unknown amount of water in gallons per day for the city B.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the proportion for x: x = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use your calculator.\r\n" );
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