Ask Question
30 January, 23:32

When a number is decreased by 79%, the result is 13. What is the original number to the nearest tenth?

+3
Answers (1)
  1. 31 January, 01:14
    0
    If a number is decreased by 79%, we are left with 21%.

    so let's devide by 21 to get down to 1%, then multiply by 100 to get to the origininal number:

    13 / 21 * 100 = 61.9047619048

    To the nearest tenth it's 61.9
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question ✅ “When a number is decreased by 79%, the result is 13. What is the original number to the nearest tenth? ...” in 📘 Mathematics if you're in doubt about the correctness of the answers or there's no answer, then try to use the smart search and find answers to the similar questions.
Search for Other Answers