document.write( "Question 333639: The number of blooming pansies increased by 160 percent overnight. If they numbered 117 in the morning, how many pansies had bloomed before nightfall? \n" ); document.write( "
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A 160% increase resulted in \"117\" pansies
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"x\" = number of pansies that had bloomed before nightfall
\n" ); document.write( "\"1.6x+=+117\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+73.125\"
\n" ); document.write( "73 had bloomed before nightfall
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