SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem, or at least set it up for me to solve. A recent television commercial about cholesterol claimed that by using their pills, at least one ind

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Question 394627: Please help me solve this word problem, or at least set it up for me to solve.
A recent television commercial about cholesterol claimed that by using their pills, at least one individual lowered his cholesterol levels by 18%...a drop of 30 points! What was the original cholesterol level?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

Let x represent the original cholesterol level

question state *** 

 .18x = 30

   x = 30/.18

   x = 166.67