document.write( "Question 48647: Edwin, thank you for your time. Yes, I do need you to work this problem out all the way. X minus 33 1/3% equals 30. \n" ); document.write( "

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Edwin, thank you for your time. Yes, I do need you to work \r\n" );
document.write( "this problem out all the way. X minus 33 1/3% equals 30. \r\n" );
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document.write( "First change the percent 33 1/3% to a fraction:\r\n" );
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document.write( "33 1/3% = (33 1/3)÷100 = (100/3)÷100 = \r\n" );
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document.write( "       (100/3)÷(100/1) = (100/3)×(1/100) = 1/3\r\n" );
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document.write( "So\r\n" );
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document.write( "X - (33 1/3% of X) = 30\r\n" );
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document.write( "        X - (1/3)X = 30\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply every term by 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "  (3)X - (3)(1/3)X = (3)30\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify\r\n" );
document.write( "           3X - 1X = 90 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms\r\n" );
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document.write( "                2X = 90\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "              2X/2 = 90/2\r\n" );
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document.write( "                 X = 45\r\n" );
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