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What percentage of 23 is 924

What percentage of 23 is 924-example-1

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25.5 because math is math
User Simple Fellow
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Well, the answer to the question in your picture is $1200.

If x is the original price, and we took 23%, or 0.23 from that, we are left with 77%, or 0.77 of the full price.

So 0.77x = 924
x = 924/0.77
x = 1,200

1200 - 0.23(1200) = 924

924 = 0.77x

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