SOLUTION: 40% of the tomato production at the TC3 farm is harvested in july. if 2 tons of tomatoes were harvested in july 2014, what was the total tomato production at the TC3 farm for that

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Question 1004511: 40% of the tomato production at the TC3 farm is harvested in july. if 2 tons of tomatoes were harvested in july 2014, what was the total tomato production at the TC3 farm for that year?
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's call the total production x:
.4x= 2 divide both sides by .4:
x= 5ton is your answer