SOLUTION: Curt mistakenly multiplied a positive number by 10, when he should have divided the original positive number by 10. The answer he found was 33.66 more than the answer he should hav

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Question 767713: Curt mistakenly multiplied a positive number by 10, when he should have divided the original positive number by 10. The answer he found was 33.66 more than the answer he should have found. Find the original positive number.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +p+ = the original positive number
+10p+=+p%2F10+%2B+33.66+
+100p+=+p+%2B+336.6+
+99p+=+336.6+
+p+=+3.4+
The number was 3.4
check:
+10%2A3.4+=+34+
+3.4+%2F+10+=+.34+
+34+=+.34+%2B+33.66+
+34+=+34+
OK