document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97141>Question 97141</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please show me how to solve this problem. A city received 8.4 inches of rain this year.  This was 70% of the average annual rainfall.  What is the average annual rainfall?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the average annual rainfall be \"x\" inches.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.70x = 8.4 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8.4/0.70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 inches ( this is the average annual rainfall )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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