document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=957868>Question 957868</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, could someone help me with this problem? I'd really appreciate a step-by-step explanation. \"Federico worked hard, but could only reduce his debt by 3 1/3. If this was only 2/9 of what he wanted to reduce, how much did he want to reduce it by?\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 1/3 is 2/9 of Amount<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/9)*Amt = 3 1/3 = 10/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*Amt = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amt = 15<BR>\n" );
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