document.write( "Question 1139634: A farmer sells 9.4 kilograms of pears and apples at the farmer's market.
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document.write( "Use the proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"p%2F9.4\" = \"2%2F5\",  \r\n" );
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document.write( "where \"p\" is the mass of pears.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the proportion,   p = \"%289.4%2A2%29%2F5\" = \"18.8%2F5\" = 3.76 kg.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  3.76 kg of pear and the rest,  9.4 - 3.76 = 5.64 kg of apples.\r\n" );
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