SOLUTION: a number was reduced by 14.2% to 137.79. What is the number? And what is the shortest fomula?

SOLUTION: a number was reduced by 14.2% to 137.79. What is the number? And what is the shortest fomula?

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Question 425172: a number was reduced by 14.2% to 137.79. What is the number? And what is the shortest fomula?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let be the number

(shortest formula)

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