SOLUTION: How do I solve for x in this equation? x + (x * 5%) = 3 More to the point, the problem definition is this: How do I get back to the base number when the result was comput

SOLUTION: How do I solve for x in this equation? x + (x * 5%) = 3 More to the point, the problem definition is this: How do I get back to the base number when the result was comput

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Question 357065: How do I solve for x in this equation?
x + (x * 5%) = 3
More to the point, the problem definition is this:
How do I get back to the base number when the result was computed by adding the base number to a percentage times the base number (ie. I know the result and the percentage)?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+(x*1/20)=3
20x+x / 20 =3
21x=60
x=60/21
..
2.857=x
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