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  • 22-06-2015
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42 is 30% of what number

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ctitus10
ctitus10 ctitus10
  • 22-06-2015
140.
Take 42/30% and you get 140
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apologiabiology
apologiabiology apologiabiology
  • 22-06-2015
30%
percent means parts out of 100 so 30%=30/100=3/10

42 is 3/10 of x
'of' can be translated to multiply
42=3/10 times x
multiply both sides by 10/3 to get rid of fraction
420/3=x
140=x

the number is 140
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