SOLUTION: A butcher buys xkg of beef daily,he takes 2% of the beefhome and sells the rest.Find x if the butcher takes home 15kg of beef in 6 days.

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Question 750052: A butcher buys xkg of beef daily,he takes 2% of the beefhome and sells the rest.Find x if the butcher takes home 15kg of beef in 6 days.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39838) About Me  (Show Source):
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Six days... Bought 6x kg of beef. 2% of 6x kg was taken home. That was 15 kg.

0.02%2A6x=15
x=15%2F%286%2A2%2A0.01%29
x=15%2F%2812%2A0.01%29=5%2F%284%2A0.01%29=%285%2F4%29%2A100=highlight%28125%29 kg.