document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=139628>Question 139628</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Abberations decreased by 92% from the first to the second sample. If only 6 abberations were noted in the second sample, how many abberations were noted in the first field sample?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the number of abberations in the 1st sample.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If there wasn a 92% decrease, there was an 8% survival.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.8x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6/0.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 75 (# in the 1st sample)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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