The original number is 72/1.84=39.1
Explanation: when you increase a number by 84%, you are multiplying it by 1.84
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We need to set up a system, rather than a single equation, because there are two variables involved.
The first equation represents the fact that the two numbers are in a 3:2 ratio:

The second equation represents the fact that their sum is 35:

So, we have the following system:

Using the expression for x in the first equation, the second one becomes

which implies

Your answer will be 50% because there are 34 people that took a survey and 14 people had 40-79 and 3 had 120-159 that’s 17 and half of 34 is 17