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Okay so I’m stuck on 5.
It says “ 10% of __ is 7” what’s the __ answer?

Okay so I’m stuck on 5. It says “ 10% of __ is 7” what’s the __ answer?-example-1
User Ed Rushton
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Answer:

70

Explanation:

Okay so 10%=0.1. let's say that mystery number is x

that means that 0.1x=7

now to solve for x we need to multiply both sides of the equal sign by 10

so.....x=7*10=70

User Sumeru Suresh
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10% of 70 is 7
.1 times 70 is 7
so the answer should be 70
User BrookeB
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