document.write( "Question 1179014: when the home team scored, 78 percent of the crowd stood and cheered, and the rest were dejected. if 8800 were dejected, how many stood and cheered? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let the total number of crowd be $\"x\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"78\"$ percent of $\"x\"$ , or $\"0.78x\"$ , stood and cheered, $\"8800\"$ were dejected\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=0.78x%2B8800\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x-0.78x=8800\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"0.22x=8800\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=8800%2F0.22\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=40000\"$ -> total number\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "how many stood and cheered? \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "deduct $\"8800\"$ from $\"40000\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"40000-8800=31200\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find $\"78\"$ percent of $\"40000\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"0.78x=0.78%2A40000=31200\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, $\"31200\"$ stood and cheered\r
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