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1] A student first reduced a certain number by 20% and then increased it again by 20%. If the difference between the last number and the original number was 8, th
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Question 198253: respected sir,
1] A student first reduced a certain number by 20% and then increased it again by 20%. If the difference between the last number and the original number was 8, then the original number was:
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I change the 20% into 80%,when reducing, because it makes it easier to work with.
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A student first reduced a certain number (henseforth called x) by 20%...
...and then increased it again by 20%.
If the difference between the last number and the original number was 8...
...then the original number was:
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