document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1014197>Question 1014197</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the number of worker that lives in the united states is 40%, what is total number of workers if the remaining number of workers is 150? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the number who work in the united states is .4 * a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number who work outside the united states is 150.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".4a + 150 = a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract .4a from both sides of the equation to get 150 = a - .4a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get 150 = .6a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for a to get a = 150/.6 = 250\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the total number of workers is 250.\r<BR>\n" );
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