TiffanyMillwater TiffanyMillwater

17-11-2015
Mathematics

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If 40% of a number is 56 what was the original number

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percent is pars out of 100
40%=40/100=4/10=0.4
'of' means multiply
0.4 times something=56
divide both sides by 0.4
something=140

th enumber is 140

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