document.write( "Question 980388: when 40% of a number is added to 42 the result is the number itself. find the number. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let's number be \"x\"
\n" ); document.write( "when \"40\"% or \"40%2F100\" of a number is added to \"42\" the result is the number itself, then the number is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2840%2F100%29x%2B42=x\".....solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"42=x-%2840%2F100%29x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"42=%28100%2F100%29x-%2840%2F100%29x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"42=%2860%2F100%29x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"42%2F%2860%2F100%29=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2842%2A100%29%2F60=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4200%2F60=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"420%2F6=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"70=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the number is \"70\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the number is \"70\", than \"%284cross%280%29%2F1cross%280%29cross%280%29%297cross%280%29=4%2A7=28\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"28\" added to \"42\" we have \"28%2B42=70\" which is a number itself\r
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