document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=115043>Question 115043</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the proportion \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18. You are reading a book. It took you 4 days to read the first 104 pages. If you continue to read at the same rate each day, how many days will it take you to read the rmaining 468 pages?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any help with this problem would be <b>Greatly</b> appreciated. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83680 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=83680\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We simply have this relationship\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 days/104 pages = x days/ 468 pages\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F104=x%2F468 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F104=x%2F468\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given ratio\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F104%29%2A468=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F104%29%2A468=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 468\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1872%2F104=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1872%2F104=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So it will take 18 days to read 468 pages if you continue at this rate </SPAN>\n" );
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