SOLUTION: During one year, approximately 1,760,000 ounces of gold went into the manufacturing of electronic equipment in a country. This was 11% of all the gold mined in the country that ye

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Question 1196960: During one year, approximately 1,760,000 ounces of gold went into the manufacturing of electronic equipment in a country. This was 11% of all the gold mined in the country that year. How many ounces of gold were mined in the country that year?
__________oz?
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1760000oz is 11%=0.11 of x oz, then we have
0.11x=1760000oz
x=1760000oz%2F0.11
x=16000000oz
that year were mined 16000000oz in the country