Question

When a number is decreased by 40% of itself, the result is 54. What is the number?

Answer 1

Let's call the number we're trying to find "x".

According to the problem, when this number is decreased by 40% of itself, we get 54.

In other words,

x - 0.4x = 54

Simplifying the left side, we get:

0.6x = 54

Dividing both sides by 0.6, we get:

x = 90

Therefore, the number we're looking for is 90.