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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the number of problems on the test.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "44% of x were correct<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "56% of x were incorrect<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.56x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5/0.56<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 8.9286<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Round up to x = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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