SOLUTION: Please help me solve this 17 is 24% of a number , what is the number?

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Question 998398: Please help me solve this 17 is 24% of a number , what is the number?
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Please help me solve this 17 is 24% of a number , what is the number?
n is "the number"
24% = 24/100 = 0.24
0.24*n = 17
n = 17/0.24
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