SOLUTION: If 7,182 roses were killed in last nights 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 26786: If 7,182 roses were killed in last nights frost, and this was 2 5/8 as many as the night before, how many roses were killed the night before?
Answer by elima(1433) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well e know 7,182 were killed last night, and that is only 2 of the night before;
so the equation would be;
7182=2x
7182()=x
=x
2736=x
So there were 2,736 roses killed the night before
=)
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