document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1130160>Question 1130160</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The top three sources of oil imports for the United States in the same year were Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Canada. The three top countries accounted for 45% of oil imports. The United States imported 1.8 percentage points more from Saudi Arabia than they did from Mexico, and 1.3 percentage points more from Saudi Arabia than they did from Canada. What percent of the United States oil imports were from these three countries? (Round your answers to one decimal place.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #747097 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=747097\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Canada is x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SA=is x+1.3, working in percentages, not decimals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mexico is x-0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The three add to 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+0.8=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=44.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=14.73<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Canada is 14.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SA is 16.0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mexico is 14.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rounding prevents exact 45. </SPAN>\n" );
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