document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202518>Question 1202518</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the distance a car travels varies directly with the amount of gasoline it uses. A certain car uses 9 gallons of gasoline to travel 207 miles. How many miles can the car travel if it has 13 gallons of gasoline? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the distance a car travels varies directly with the amount of gasoline it uses. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The language clearly becomes, with these assigned variables,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k, variation constant<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d, distance travel<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x, amount of fuel used<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=kx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=kx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The part which follows in the description is that x=9 corresponds to d=207; so you can find the value for k.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice the units for each number involved in the question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13 gallons of gasoline;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 gallons gasoline for 207 miles;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question is \"how many miles travel if 13 gallons...?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Begin with the 13 gallons:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2813%2A207%29%2F9%29%2A%28%28cross%28gallons%29%2Amiles%29%2Fcross%28gallons%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2813%2A207%29%2F9%29%2A%28%28cross%28gallons%29%2Amiles%29%2Fcross%28gallons%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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