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If a boat uses 19 gallons of gas to go 73 miles, how many miles can the boat travel on 57 gallons of gas?
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\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "x/57 = 73/19
\n" ); document.write( "x = 57[71/19]
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