SOLUTION: Hi, can you help me with this. Draw the diagram after working this problem. Harding and Jack found that 8 percent of their number was 72. What was their number?

SOLUTION: Hi, can you help me with this. Draw the diagram after working this problem. Harding and Jack found that 8 percent of their number was 72. What was their number?

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Question 551564: Hi, can you help me with this.

Draw the diagram after working this problem.
Harding and Jack found that 8 percent of their number was 72. What was their number?
Answer by TutorDelphia(193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's simplify the word problem: 8% of a number is 72
If we say n is our number we can say that
8%*n=72
divide both sides by 8%
n=72/8%
On your calc enter 72/.08
And the number is 900.
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