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A TV program is edited for broad casting and 17% of the original program is cut. The programme is now one and a half long. How long is the original program?
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A TV program is edited for broad casting and 17% of the original program is cut.

The programme is now one and a half long. How long is the original program?

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If original program is x hours long we have the equation-
x - 0.17x = 1.5
0.83x = 1.5
x = 1.5 / 0.83 = 1.81 hours long ( about 1 hour 49 minutes) Answer
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