SOLUTION: 78% of a number is 2496. What is 55% of that number

Question 755252: 78% of a number is 2496. What is 55% of that number
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78% of a number is 2496. What is 55% of that number?

1. Look at the first sentence. It says "78% of a number is 2496". Now let's take x as the number. So it should look like this:

78% * x = 2496

Since 78% is nothing but .78, replace 78% with .78 to get:

.78x = 2496

2. The next step is to solve for x. Divide both sides by .78.

x = 2496/.78

x = 3200

3. Since the first part of the problem is now solved, it is time to move on to the next part. "What is 55% of that number?"

We already know that x is 3200, which is our number. So let's find 55% of 3200:

.55 * 3200 = 1760

Hope this helps!
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