document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1101815>Question 1101815</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 identical basins, A, B, C were filled with water. Basin A had a mass of 3.1kg when it was half full.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Basin B had a mass of 2.2kg when it was 1/5 full. What fraction of basin C was filled with water when it hsd a mass of 2.8kg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x, mass of water+basin<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y, fraction of basin filled<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BASIN   MASS Total   FRACTION FILLED\r\n" );
document.write( "A        3.1            0.5 or half\r\n" );
document.write( "B        2.2            0.2 or a fifth\r\n" );
document.write( "C        2.8            ? need to find\r\n" );
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document.write( "Using point-slope form and point ( 3.1, 1/2 ),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-1%2F2=%281%2F3%29%28x-3.1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-1%2F2=%281%2F3%29%28x-3.1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=x%2F3-8%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=x%2F3-8%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question asked means, find y when x is 2.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just substitute and evaluate y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<s>NOT DONE  -  MAY CONTAIN MISTAKE</s><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Delay in finishing due to temporary confusion when substituting for x=2.8, which should have been no trouble)<BR>\n" );
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