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31-03-2016
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85% of what number equals 17

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31-03-2016

percent means parts out of 100
85%=85/100=0.85
'of' means multiply

therefor
85% of x equals 17 means
0.85 times x=17
divide both sides by 0.85
x=20

the number is 20

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