document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=909>Question 909</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Haveing trouble with this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what is 35% of a number if 12 is 15 % of a number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do i do this type of equation, and what is it called? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In mathematical language, the question is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.35 x = ? if \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 = 0.15x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let us solve this first:   12 = 0.15x  ==> x = 80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 0.35 x = (0.35)(80) = 28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:  The number is 28<BR>\n" );
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