SOLUTION: an electrical contractor purchased a certain amount of wire . 10 % of which was stolen . after using 90% of the remaining wire he had 47.25 m wire left . how much wire did he purch

Question 1067579: an electrical contractor purchased a certain amount of wire . 10 % of which was stolen . after using 90% of the remaining wire he had 47.25 m wire left . how much wire did he purchase?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x length of original wire.

After theft, 0.9x of wire present.

Used 90% of 0.9x, so amount remaining was .
This quantity was meters.

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