SOLUTION: Two numbers such that one is 30% more than the other. Answer is x & 1/3x, But HOW do you get the 1/3?

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Question 217850: Two numbers such that one is 30% more than the other.
Answer is x & 1/3x, But HOW do you get the 1/3?
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Two numbers such that one is 30% more than the other.
Answer is x & 1/3x, But HOW do you get the 1/3?
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I think they meant: x and 1.3x
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When you write x, you actually mean 1x
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the decimal equiv or 30% is .30 or just .3
30% more can be written: 1x + .3x = 1.3x