SOLUTION: I need help solving this word problem... Thanks "Suppose that 40% of a number is added to the number, and the result is 315. find the number."

SOLUTION: I need help solving this word problem... Thanks "Suppose that 40% of a number is added to the number, and the result is 315. find the number."

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Question 178477: I need help solving this word problem... Thanks
"Suppose that 40% of a number is added to the number, and the result is 315. find the number."
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the number be x
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x+.4x=315
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1.4x=315
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