Fancy Foreign Problem
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In a foreign country half of 5=3. Based on that same proportion, what is one third of 10?
6
4
3
5
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I used proportions to solve this problem. In the foreign country, 2.5 = 3. Multiplying both sides by 4, we get 10 = 12. The question asks for 1/3 of 10, so dividing the latter by 3, we get (1/3)(10) = (1/3)(12), which results in (1/3)(10) = 4. Thus, our answer is 4.