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Is 10% of x is 20, what is 23%of x

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GIven 10% of x is 20.

So lets find the value of x.


\begin{gathered} (10)/(100)x=20 \\ x=(20\cdot100)/(10) \\ x=200 \end{gathered}

Let's find the value of 23% of x.


\begin{gathered} (23)/(100)x=(23)/(100)\cdot200 \\ =23\cdot2 \\ =46 \end{gathered}

Hence, the value of 23% of x is 46.

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