document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=885030>Question 885030</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 35% of a number is 28,what is 15% of that number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, we find \"the number\" by using:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"35% of a number is 28\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = the number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".35x = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 28/.35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 80 (the number)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, we can answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"what is 15% of that number?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".15(80) = 12 (answer) </SPAN>\n" );
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