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If 35% of a number x is 70, then x equals
A100 only
B150 only
C175 only
D200
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 200
1. 35% of x = 70 means (35/100) x = 70.
2. x = 70 * 100 / 35.
3. = 200.
4. So x is 200.
_Source: Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8, Ch 9 Percent and Percentage (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on reverse percent_
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