Question

Subtract 1.05 from a certain number. Multiply the difference by 0.8, add 2.84 to the product then divide the sum by 0.01 and get 700. What is the number?

Answer 1

The answer to your question would be 6.25 and the equation you need to solve is: (0.8x+2)/0.01=700. 

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