document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=61128>Question 61128</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with percentage word problems, my question is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what number is 20% greater than 30 but 40% less than 60?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given 20% greater than 30.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is 20%(x) > 30                             \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.2x > 30                     \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x >150              &#61664;(1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given 40% less than 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is   40%(x) < 60               \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.4x  <   60           \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x  < 150           &#61664;(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From equation(1) and equation(2), we find that\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x >150 and x <150\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore x = 150<BR>\n" );
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