document.write( "Question 567492: You have $68.00 and you must find the percent that you subtract from that number to get $35.00. \n" ); document.write( "

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You have $68.00 and you must find the percent that you subtract from that number to get $35.00.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = percent
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\n" ); document.write( "68 - 68x = 35
\n" ); document.write( "-68x = -33
\n" ); document.write( "x = (-33)/(-68)
\n" ); document.write( "x = 0.485
\n" ); document.write( "answer: 48.5%
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