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When 50% of a number is added to the number, the result is 195.
What is the number?

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  • 04-09-2019

Answer:

The required number is 130

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be x

Given :-. 50% of a number ( 50% of x ) is added to the number ( x ) the result is 195.

[tex]50\% \: of \: x \: + x = 195 \\ \\ \frac{50}{100} \times x + x = 195 \\ \\ \frac{1}{2} x + x = 195 \\ \\ \frac{3}{2} x = 195 \\ \\ x = 195 \times \frac{2}{3} [/tex]

x = 130 !

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