SOLUTION: If 74000 Is 65% Of Amount X, Please Find Value Of X?

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Question 926765: If 74000 Is 65% Of Amount X, Please Find Value Of X?
Answer by srinivas.g(540) About Me  (Show Source):
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65% Of Amount X = 74000
+65%25+%2A+X+=74000
+%2865%2F100%29+%2Ax=+74000
multiply with 100 on both sides
%2865%2F100%29+%2Ax%2A100+=74000%2A100
65x+=7400000
divide with 65 on both sides
+65x%2F65+=7400000%2F65
x=1480000%2F13
x= 113846.153
result : x= 113846.153