document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=551564>Question 551564</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, can you help me with this.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Harding and Jack found that 8 percent of their number was 72. What was their number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #359781 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><B>TutorDelphia(193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=TutorDelphia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=359781\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's simplify the word problem: 8% of a number is 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we say n is our number we can say that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8%*n=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 8%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=72/8%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On your calc enter 72/.08<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And the number is 900.  </SPAN>\n" );
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