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If 28% of the sum is $100.80 what is the sum

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The answer would be $360.00.

User Michel Alonso
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Remember that 28% means 0.28 .
Remember that 'of' almost always means 'times'.

0.28 x (the sum) = $100.80

Divide each side by 0.28 : the sum = ( $100.80 / 0.28 ) = $360


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