document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=442527>Question 442527</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> clay shrinks when you fire it, and the % of shrinkage for her clay was 14%. she needed a 10 cm long piece. she added 14% to 10 cm to get the size the piece should be made before firing it. 14% of 10 is 1.4 so she made an 11.4 cm piece. after 2 tries the piece still did not fit.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Did you see what was wrong with her method? What is the correct size the piece should be before firing?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Did you see what was wrong with her method? What is the correct size the piece should be before firing? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the desired length.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 0.14x = 10 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.86x = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10/0.86 = 11.63 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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