document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252116>Question 252116</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yesterday, 20% of the animals on a farm were rabbits. Today Farmer Joe brought home five more rabbits, increasing the percentage of rabbits to 25%. How many animals were on the farm yesterday?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 60  B. 75  C. 80 D. 90 E. 95 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number of animals on the farm yesterday be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Yesterday DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of animals: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of rabbits: 0.20x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Today DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of animals: x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of rabbits: 0.25(x+5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "75Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of rabbits today - # of rabbits yesterday = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25(x+5) - 0.20x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25x + 0.25*5 - 0.20x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.05x = 5-0.25*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.05x = 0.75*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 75  (# of animals yesterday)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 60 B. 75 C. 80 D. 90 E. 95<BR>\n" );
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