SOLUTION: If 7182 roses were killed in last night's frost and this was 2 5/8 as many as the night before how many roses were killed the night before?

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Question 447016: If 7182 roses were killed in last night's frost and this was 2 5/8 as many as the night before how many roses were killed the night before?
Answer by stanbon(57412) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 7182 roses were killed in last night's frost and this was 2 5/8 as many as the night before how many roses were killed the night before?
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Let the number killed the night before be "x":
Equation:
(2 5/8)x = 7182
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(21/8)x = 7182
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x = (8/21)7182
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x = 2736
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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