Explanation NEEDS to be included! No fake answers please! Brainliest for the best! Thank You! Question: This pile of gold (photo below) is worth $50,000. Shrink the pile ( I already did it for you:) so that it is 18% of its height.

How much will the gold be worth? Explain your thinking.

I beleive the answer is $9000

Step-by-step explanation: What is 18% of 50000?

Y is 18% of 50000

Equation: Y = P% * X

Solving our equation for Y

Y = P% * X

Y = 18% * 50000

Converting percent to decimal:

p = 18%/100 = 0.18

Y = 0.18 * 50000

Y = 9000

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step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!