2% of what number is 24?The number is

Deyana asked Aug 8, 2023

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To determine the original number x we use a rule of three:

$\begin{gathered} x\rightarrow100 \\ 24\rightarrow2 \end{gathered}$

Then we have:

$\begin{gathered} x=((100)(24))/(2) \\ x=1200 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the number is 1200

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