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document.write( "If  6 small eggs are the same as  4 medium eggs, then\r\n" );
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document.write( "   18 small eggs are the same as 12 medium eggs.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    12 medium eggs are the same as 8 large eggs, according to the condition.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, you have this equivalency  18 small eggs ~ 8 large eggs.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you can write this proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "or, in the shortened form\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the proportion,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x =  =  = 11 2/8 = 11 1/4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  11 1/4  small eggs  are equivalent to  5 large eggs.\r\n" );
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