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  • 08-09-2017
  • Mathematics
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When a number is decreased by 10% of​ itself, the result is 72. what is the​ number?

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Аноним Аноним
  • 14-09-2017
use proportion:-

a decrease by 10%  means the resulting number is 90% of the original number, so:-

90% is equivalent to  72

So 100%  = (100 * 72)  / 90  =   80 Answer.
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