SOLUTION: 472 books is 130% of what number of books?

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Question 548941: 472 books is 130% of what number of books?
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
130%
let number of books be x
1.3x=472
/1.3
x=472/1.3
363 books

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