Question

The sum of 60% of a number and 2.3 is 14.6 find the number

Answer 1

The number is 20.5.

Explanation:

• Note that to find 60% of a number, we can multiply the number by 0.60.
• We can allow n to represent the unknown number.

Now we can find the unknown number using the following equation:

(0.60n + 2.3 = 14.6) - 2.3

(0.60n = 12.3) / 0.60

n = 20.5

Thus, the number is 20.5.