7 is 1/10 of what number?

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asked Aug 1, 2016 615 views

2 Answers

Nagri · Answer 1 · 2016-08-01T20:38:28+0000

The correct answer is: 7 is 1/10 of
$\boxed{70}$ .

Step-by-step explanation:

Simply translate "1/10 of what number is 7" mathematically as follows:

(1)/(10) * x = 7 --- (1)

x represents "what number" in the sentence

= represents "is."

* represents "of."

Now evaluate equation(1) for x:

$(1)/(10) * x = 7 \\x=70$

Hence the correct answer is 7 is 1/10 of
$\boxed{70}$ .