SOLUTION: If 7,182 roses were killed in last nights frost, and this was 2 5/8 as many as the night before, how many roses were killed the night before?

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Question 26786: If 7,182 roses were killed in last nights frost, and this was 2 5/8 as many as the night before, how many roses were killed the night before?
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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Well e know 7,182 were killed last night, and that is only 25%2F8 of the night before;
so the equation would be;
7182=25%2F8x
7182(8%2F21)=x
57%2C456%2F21=x
2736=x
So there were 2,736 roses killed the night before
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