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30% of what number is 111

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30% of what number is 111.
let x = the number.
you get:
.30 * x = 111
divide both sides of this equation by .3 to get:
x = 111/.3 = 370
that's the number.
30% of 370 = .3 * 370 = .1 * 370 * 3 = 37 * 3 = 111.

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