document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=870808>Question 870808</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A food company reduced the amount of salt in one of their food products from 700 mg to 630 mg.  what is the percent decrease in the amount of salt in this food product?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #525153 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=525153\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 630 = 700 * (100-x) <<--we'll just use x and then work the percentage later.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "630 = 700x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by 700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The new value is 90% of the previous one.  Therefore, they decreased it by (100-90), or 10%.<BR>\n" );
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