document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016984>Question 1016984</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you subtract 0.3 from a certain number then add 0.4 (40 percent????) of the original number, then another 2.78, you’ll get 25. What was the original number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #633421 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=633421\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Do you mean adding the number straight or as a percentage?  It's written as straight.  In that case:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 0.3 + 0.4x +2.78 = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.4x +2.48 = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.4x = 22.52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16.086<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please check to see that this is the correct wording of the problem?  I'm suspecting that one or more of these should be percentages. </SPAN>\n" );
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