document.write( "Question 1185405: If 8 1/3% of a sum of money is $75, then the total sum of money is? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "8 1/3% = \"25%2F3\" % = \"%28%2825%2F3%29%29%2F100\" = \"1%2F%283%2A4%29\" = \"1%2F12\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "THEREFORE, your equation, from the problem's description, is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"x%2F12\" = 75.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve it using basic Algebra.\r\n" );
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