document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1108926>Question 1108926</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are approximately 1.6 kilometers in 1 mile. What is the distance, in miles, of 89 kilometers?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use a proportion to solve and hound your answer to the nearest tenth of a mile  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "89 km/1 mile/1.6 km = 89/1.6 km =~ 55.6 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notice how the units cancel.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion to solve and hound your answer to the nearest tenth of a mile <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/1.6 = miles/89<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 89<BR>\n" );
document.write( "miles = 89/1.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Same as above.\r<BR>\n" );
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