SOLUTION: If you subtract 0.3 from a certain number then add 0.4 of the original number, then another 2.78, you値l get 25. What was the original number?

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Question 1072453: If you subtract 0.3 from a certain number then add 0.4 of the original number, then another 2.78, you値l get 25. What was the original number?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, Shin123:
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Answer by Shin123(626) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you reverse everything, like - is + and + is -,
25-2.78=22.22 22.22-0.4=21.82 21.82+0.3=22.12