document.write( "Question 1171709: 15 men drink 6 gallons of water in 20 days. Find how many gallons 25 men will drink in 5 days ? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Write this proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "Here x is the number of gallons of water under the problem's question.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The proportion says that the rate of drinking per person per day is the same in both cases.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x =  = 2.5 days.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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