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\n" ); document.write( "Grocery store sold 288 pounds of tomatoes. the weight $\"highlight%28cross%28represent%29%29\"$ represents 72% of the shipment
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document.write( "Let x be the pounds originally received.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    0.72x = 288\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x =  = 400  pounds.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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