SOLUTION: Solving Equations with Fractions: Nuclear arsenal. The U.S. and Russia agreed to cut nuclear arsenals of long-range nuclear weapons by about a third, down to 1, 550. How many l

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Question 1128692: Solving Equations with Fractions:
Nuclear arsenal. The U.S. and Russia agreed to cut nuclear arsenals of long-range nuclear
weapons by about a third, down to 1, 550. How many long-range nuclear weapons are there now?
Associated Press-Times-Standard 04/04/10 Nuclear heartland anxious about missile cuts.
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be the number of long-range nuclear weapons
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x - (1/3) * x = 1550
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multiply both sides of = by 3
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3x -x = 4650
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2x = 4650
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x = 2325
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The number of long-range nuclear weapons now are 2325
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