document.write( "Question 1205077: It takes about 3 bundles of grass to weave a circular mat of diameter 1½m. How many bundles to the nearest bundle, does it take to weave a similar mat of diameter 2½m? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "It takes about 3 bundles of grass to weave a circular mat of diameter 1½m.
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document.write( "The proportion should relate the areas of the mats, OBVIOUSLY.\r\n" );
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document.write( "or \r\n" );
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document.write( "From this proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x =  = 8.333.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Round it to the closest greater integer number to have a necessary margin.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  9 bundles of grass is needed.\r\n" );
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