document.write( "Question 394627: Please help me solve this word problem, or at least set it up for me to solve.
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document.write( "Let x represent the original cholesterol level
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document.write( " .18x = 30
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document.write( "   x = 30/.18
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document.write( "   x = 166.67 \n" );
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