document.write( "Question 181814: a farmer harvested 21 tons of fruit this year. If this quantity is 70% of last year's crop, what was the decrease in tons of fruit harvested this year compared to last year? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "21 =  .7  *                  x\r\n" );
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document.write( "21=.7x\r\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides by .7\r\n" );
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document.write( "tons from last years crop\r\n" );
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