document.write( "Question 30842: When 12% of a number is divided by 15% of that number the result is 0.8 find the number. \n" ); document.write( "
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n = the number
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28.12+%2A+n%29+%2F+%28.15+%2A+n%29+=+.8\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide numerator and denominator by n
\n" ); document.write( "I am left with
\n" ); document.write( "\".12+%2F+.15+=+.8\"
\n" ); document.write( "do the division
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2F5+=+.8\"
\n" ); document.write( "This true for all values of n except 0
\n" ); document.write( "n can be any real number including fractions
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