SOLUTION: Starting with a full bucket of dirt, Sandra pours three fourths of the dirt out. Billy sees this and decides to replace two thirds of the dirt that Sandra poured out. The bucket

Question 709762: Starting with a full bucket of dirt, Sandra pours three fourths of the dirt out. Billy sees this and decides to replace two thirds of the dirt that Sandra poured out. The bucket then falls over in an earthquake, spilling 20% of the remaining dirt. What PERCENTAGE of the original amount of dirt is left in the bucket?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = original amount of dirt
is poured out, and
remains in the bucket
------------
is poured back in
is now in the bucket
20% is spilled out, so 80% remains
80% =

= 60%
60% of the original dirt remains in the bucket

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