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Question 178477: I need help solving this word problem... Thanks
"Suppose that 40% of a number is added to the number, and the result is 315. find the number."

Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the number be x
:
x+.4x=315
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1.4x=315
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highlight%28x=225%29