A fast food chain decides to decrease the size of its soft drink cups by 10%. If the new soft drink cup holds 27 oz, how much did the original cup hold?

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Demonedge asked Aug 9, 2023

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A fast food chain decides to decrease the size of its soft drink cups by 10%. If the new soft drink

cup holds 27 oz, how much did the original cup hold?

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Answer:

30 oz

Explanation:

x = size of original cup

x - (0.10)x = 27 oz

(0.90)x = 27 oz

x = 27 / 0.90 = 30 oz

Ocramot answered Aug 14, 2023

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