document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1078439>Question 1078439</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Brendan plans to plow a field in one day. Before lunch he plows 28 acres, which is 70% of the field. how many acres will he have to plow after lunch in order to finish the field?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "28:70 as x:30 is one way<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28/70=x/30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross-multiply and 840=70x; x=12 acres.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Another is 28:70 as x:100, the whole field. This will lead to 40 acres for the whole field or 12 acres after lunch. </SPAN>\n" );
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