document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1158508>Question 1158508</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a recent year, North Carolina produced 963,000,000 poundsof turkey. This was 13.5% of the U.S. total in that year. Calculate the U.S. totalturkey production for that year. Round to the nearest billion </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Carolina produced 963,000,000 pounds of turkey\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13.5% x = 963,000,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 100 *963,000,000/13.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 billion </SPAN>\n" );
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