document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=64236>Question 64236</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/093979862x/algebrahomeworkh>An Incremental Development</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of participants that entered the contest was 2 3/4 times the number anticipated. If 9075 participants entered the contest, how many were anticipated? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2 3/4 x = 9075<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11/4 x = 9075<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x = 9075 *4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x = 36300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 36300/11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3300 </SPAN>\n" );
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