Problema Solution
In a production process 240 pounds of aluminum are used with 780 pounds of steel. How many pounds of aluminum would be used with 1,240 pounds of steel? Answer to the nearest
ten pounds.
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let x = lbs of aluminum needed
240 : 780 = x : 1200
by solving we find
x = 370 lbs
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