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Algebra Level 2

If 250% of x x is increased by 250% to become 350, what is the value of x x ?

70 58.33 56 40

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Didarul Alam by Didarul Alam , 30, Bangladesh

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2 solutions

Rohit Gouti
Jul 22, 2014

2 .5X(1+2 .5) = 350

2 . 5X = 100

X= 40

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2.5 times (1+2.5) = 350, simplifying, x = 40...

Eug Torres - 6 years, 8 months ago

Why are you adding 1

Sathurjan Saji - 5 years, 8 months ago

350/2.5 = 140 / 2.5 = 56 what am i missing ?

(40*2.5 ) * 2.5 = 250

Joshua Coddington - 5 years, 3 months ago

The answer should be 56

Sourav singh Singh - 1 year, 10 months ago

Yeah, I hit 56 as well, and said I was Incorrect and that the correct answer is 40

Daniel Vitacolonna - 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Saubia Ansari
Jun 10, 2015

According to the given condition, 250\100x+250/100(250/100x)=350 , 2.5x+2.5(2.5x)=350 , 2.5x+6.25x=350 , 8.75x=350 , x=40 .

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