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  • 09-09-2020
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When a number is decreased by 16% of itself the result is 159.6. What is the number?

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ChopinTheChicken
ChopinTheChicken ChopinTheChicken
  • 09-09-2020

Hey there! I'm happy to help!

Let's call this number n. Here is the info we can write about it. Remember that to write as a percent as a decimal you divide by 100.

n-0.16n=159.6

We combine like terms.

0.84n=159.6

We divide both sides by 0.84

n=190

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