23% of a number is 147.2. What is the original number?

Jbarat asked Dec 9, 2022

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23% of a number is 147.2.
What is the original number?

Jbarat asked Dec 9, 2022

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the answer is 640.

if you take 640 and multiply it by .23 (because of 23%), you get 147.2 which is exactly what you are looking for.

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Volshebnik answered Dec 13, 2022

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