SOLUTION: thirty percent of the sulfur desiccated. If 42 tons did not desiccate, how much sulfur was there in all?

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Question 122328: thirty percent of the sulfur desiccated. If 42 tons did not desiccate, how much sulfur was there in all?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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(1-.36)x=42
.64x=42
x=42/.64
x=65.625 amount of sulfur in all.