SOLUTION: Use the five steps strategy for solving word problems to find the number or numbers. When 60% of a number is added to the number, the result is 192. what is the number?

SOLUTION: Use the five steps strategy for solving word problems to find the number or numbers. When 60% of a number is added to the number, the result is 192. what is the number?

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Question 558629: Use the five steps strategy for solving word problems to find the number or numbers.
When 60% of a number is added to the number, the result is 192. what is the number?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the number

x + .6x = 192

1.6x = 192

x = 192/1.6 = 120
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