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an airline allows each passenger 33 kilograms of luggage. carl has to lower the weight of his suitcase by 25% to stay within the limit. how much did the suitecase originally weigh
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an airline allows each passenger 33 kilograms of luggage. carl has to lower the weight of his suitcase by 25% to stay within the limit. how much did the suitecase originally weigh

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if the weight is lowered by 25% it is the same as taking 75% of the original weight.

0.75x = 33
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