a side of beef lost 25 percent of its weight in processing. if the side of beef weighed 540 pounds after processing, how many pounds did it weigh before processing?
Pick.
A) 191  B) 355  C) 720  D) 840  E) 1,560
<gadget id="calculator">540 * 100</gadget>
<output>54_000</output>

<gadget id="calculator">100 - 25</gadget>
<output>75</output>

<gadget id="calculator">54_000 / 75</gadget>
<output>720</output>

<result>C</result>
a side of beef lost 25 percent of its weight in processing. if the side of beef weighed 540 pounds after processing, how many pounds did it weigh before processing?
divide(multiply(540, const_100), subtract(const_100, 25))
"let weight of side of beef before processing = x ( 75 / 100 ) * x = 540 = > x = ( 540 * 100 ) / 75 = 720 answer c"