SOLUTION: thirty percent of the sulfur desiccated. If 42 tons did not desiccate, how much sulfur was there in all?
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Question 122328: thirty percent of the sulfur desiccated. If 42 tons did not desiccate, how much sulfur was there in all?
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1-.36)x=42
.64x=42
x=42/.64
x=65.625 amount of sulfur in all.
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