document.write( "Question 423454: The question is When a number is decreased by 40% of itself is 306. What is the number?
\n" ); document.write( "I sovled the equation by letting x = the number
\n" ); document.write( "Then put 40% in decimal form .40 .
\n" ); document.write( "Sovle the equation x-.40=306
\n" ); document.write( " -.40=-.40
\n" ); document.write( " x= 665
\n" ); document.write( "but the answer is 510. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Please help me solve this equation.
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The question is When a number is decreased by 40% of itself is 306. What is the number?
\n" ); document.write( "I sovled the equation by letting x = the number
\n" ); document.write( "Then put 40% in decimal form .40
\n" ); document.write( "Sovle the equation x-.40=306
\n" ); document.write( " -.40=-.40
\n" ); document.write( " x= 665
\n" ); document.write( "but the answer is 510.
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\n" ); document.write( "x - 0.4x = 306
\n" ); document.write( "Solve that one.
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\n" ); document.write( "I don't see how you got 665. Maybe you meant 765, if you divided by 0.4 ?
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