SOLUTION: I need help on how to work this problem. "jane spent 15 days on the road in february because her january sales amount was $70,000. If her July sales amount is $55,000 then how many

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Question 404467: I need help on how to work this problem. "jane spent 15 days on the road in february because her january sales amount was $70,000. If her July sales amount is $55,000 then how many days would she spend on the road in August?"
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
We can set this up as a proportion:
15/70,000=x/55,000
Cross multiply to get:
70,000x=825,000
Divide by 70,000 to get:
x=11.79 rounded off to 12 days
Make sense?
RJ
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