When a number is decreased by 45%, the result is 9. What is the original number to the nearest tenth?

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1 answer:

Paul [167]3 years ago

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Answer:

16.4

Step-by-step explanation:

To decrease a number by 45% of its value, you subtract the 45%. To get 45%, you multiply the number by 0.45.

So, if x is the original number, then the equation for this word problem would be x - 0.45x = 9.

To solve, we first subtract 0.45x from x, which is 0.55x. This means that 0.55x is equal to 9. To simplify, we can divide both sides by 0.55. 9/0.55 is 16.36363636..., etc. The nearest tenth would be 0.4, so your answer is 16.4

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