document.write( "Question 503672: The machine shop of a factory occupies three times as much floor space as the shipping department. If the machine shop occupies 4200 square feet, how large is the shipping department? \r
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m = machine shop space
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\n" ); document.write( "m = 3s
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\n" ); document.write( "The shipping department has 1400 sq ft.
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