SOLUTION: The troll became incensed when he saw the billy goats across the bridge. Finally he tore the bridge down- but not before 18% of the goats had crossed. If 45 goats had crossed, how
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: The troll became incensed when he saw the billy goats across the bridge. Finally he tore the bridge down- but not before 18% of the goats had crossed. If 45 goats had crossed, how many goats were there?
This question is from textbook Algebra 1 an Incremental Development
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be the original number of goats
:
.18x=45
:
original amount of goats
:
the amount of goats that remain and havent crossed is 250-45=205
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