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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since Knowledge of chemistry is useful even in nonscientific fields of study, a majority of the students elected to take chemistry. If 38 percent did not take chemistry and 248 students did take chemistry, how many students were there in all? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let # of students be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.62x = 248<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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