10% more than a number is 132 What is the number

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Pugazh · Answer 1 · 2023-02-21T07:26:26+0000

We want to find a number x such that 10% more of that number is equal to 132.

1) We can write the 10% of the number x as:

$(10)/(100)\cdot x=0.1x\text{.}$

2) Now, 10% more of the number x is:

$x+0.1x=1.1x\text{.}$

So we have that:

3) To solve the last equation, we divide both sides by 1.1:

$\begin{gathered} (1.1x)/(1.1)=(132)/(1.1), \\ x=120. \end{gathered}$

Answer

The number is 120.