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In sugar beet, there is 21% of sugar. How much sugar beet do you need in order to get 7,413 tons of sugar?

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Answer:

35,300

Explanation:

Assume x = the amount of sugar beet.

The question is telling us that 21% of x would equal to 7,413 tons. We need to solve x.

Equation:

21/100 * x = 7,413

7,413 divided by 21/100 = 35,300

x = 35,300

Therefore, that is your answer :)

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