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40% of a man's salary is $1,200. What is his salary?

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percent means parts out of 100
40%=40/100=4/10=0.4
'of' means multiply

40% of salary=1200
0.4 times salary=1200
divide both sides by 0.4
salary=3000


salry=$3000
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