SOLUTION: pepperidge farm light style 7 grain bread has140 calories in a 3-slice serving. this is 15% less than the number of calories in a serving of regular bread. how many calories are

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: pepperidge farm light style 7 grain bread has140 calories in a 3-slice serving. this is 15% less than the number of calories in a serving of regular bread. how many calories are in a serving of regular bread? This question is from textbook ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA

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pepperidge farm light style 7 grain bread has 140 calories in a 3-slice serving. this is 15% less than the number of calories in a serving of regular bread. how many calories are in a serving of regular bread?
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Let "x" be the number of calories in a serving of regular bread.
0.85x=140
x=140/0.85= 164.70 calories
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Cheers,
Stan H.