document.write( "Question 1012154: paige was assigned some math problem for homework. she solved the first thirty six of the problems before dinner. she finished the last 20% of the assignment after dinner.how many math problems was Paige assigned \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "According to the condition, 36 problems comprise 80% of the assignment.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, you have an equation 0.8*x = 36.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve it for x:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = \"36%2F0.8\" = . . . ?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and you will get the total number of problems in the assignment.\r
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