document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59431>Question 59431</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> During the basketball season,Pierre scored 25% more points than Jim. Pierre scored 220 points for the season. The number of points jim scored was </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the amount of points that Jim scored be: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 25% of x is: (25/100)x=.25x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"More than\" means add:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+.25x=220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.25x=220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.25x/1.25=220/1.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=176<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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