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If you add 20% of a number to the number itself what percent of the result would you have to subtract

If you add 20% of a number to the number itself what percent of the result would you have to subtract
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If you add 20% of a number to the number itself what percent of the result would you have to subtract

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n+ 0.2n = 1.2nn = (1.2n) - (1/6)*(1.2n)
1/6 = 16.667%
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