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There is a mound of g pounds of gravel in a quarry. Throughout the day, 300 pounds of gravel are added to the mound. Two orders of 800 pounds are sold and the gravel is removed from the mound. At the end of the day, the mound has 1,500 pounds of gravel. Write the equation that describes the situation. Then solve for g

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X200-2(800)=1500. X(g) is 15.5