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Question 833448: we have a class were 5 students added . the increase is 15% . How many students had the class original ?
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we have a class were 5 students added . the increase is 15% . How many students had the class original ?
Let x = original number
then
.15x = 5
x = 5/.15
x = 33.33
x = 33 students