document.write( "Question 1067579: an electrical contractor purchased a certain amount of wire . 10 % of which was stolen . after using 90% of the remaining wire he had 47.25 m wire left . how much wire did he purchase? \n" ); document.write( "
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x length of original wire.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "After theft, 0.9x of wire present.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Used 90% of 0.9x, so amount remaining was \"0.10%2A0.9x=0.09x\".
\n" ); document.write( "This quantity was \"0.09x=47.25\" meters.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=47.25%2F0.09\"
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