A side of beef lost 50 percent of its weight in processing.

A side of beef lost 50 percent of its weight in processing. If the side of beef weighed 750 pounds after processing, how many pounds did it weigh before processing?

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Answer/Solution

1,500

Steps/Work

Let weight of side of beef before processing = x
(50/100)*x = 750
=> x = (750 * 100)/50 = 1500
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