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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Drinking 6 flud ounces of milk provides 202.5 milligrams of calcium. How many fluid ounces of milk are required to provide 52.5 milligrams of calcium? Round to the nearest tenth.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

set up a ratio 202.5/6 = 52.5/x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I dont get it? o3o

OpenStudy (anonymous):

mg of calcium / oz of milk = mg of calcium / oz of milk They are proportional to each other, so after the proportion is set up you can use cross multiplication to solve for x (the number of oz milk with 52.2 mg of calcium)

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