Question 314733
If 3% were added to a number. 
How do figure what the original number was from the sum? 
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Let original number be "x".
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sum = x + 0.03x
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sum = 1.03x
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x = sum/1.03
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x = 0.9709*sum
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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