Use the Five-Step Strategy for Solving Word Problems to Find

question 388

Multiple Choice

Use the five-step strategy for solving word problems to find the number or numbers described in the following
exercise.
-When a number is decreased by 40% of itself, the result is 72. What is the number?

• A) 120
• B) 33
• C) 300
• D) 48

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