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The day after a hurricane, the barometric pressure in a coastal town has risen to 29.7 inches of mercury, which is 2.9 inches of mercury higher than the pressure when the eye of the hurricane passed over. What was the barometric pressure when the eye passed over?
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Let 'x' represent the barometric pressure when the eye passed over.
x + 2.9 = 29.7
x = 29.7 - 2.9
x = 26.8 in
The barometric pressure when the eye passed over was 26.8 inches of mercury.