SOLUTION: what number is 17% of 80? x=17(80) x+13.60 I tried?

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Question 414254: what number is 17% of 80?
x=17(80)
x+13.60 I tried?
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what number is 17% of 80?
x=17(80)
x+13.60 I tried? <-------- x = 13.6, not x + 13.6

17% of 80
= .17(80)
= 13.6
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