When a number is decreased by 40% of itself, the result is 24 what is the number?

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asked Mar 25, 2020 78.3k views

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APH · Answer 1 · 2020-03-30T11:24:15+0000

Answer: The number is 40.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Let the number be 'x'.

If a number is decreased by 40%.

So, number becomes,

$(100-40)/(100)* x\\\\=(60)/(100)* x\\\\=0.6x$

According to question, the result becomes 24.

So, our equation becomes,

$0.6x=24\\\\x=(24)/(0.6)\\\\x=(240)/(6)\\\\x=40$

Hence, the number is 40.