angela
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The figure you have now is 85% of the original figure. So, you need to divide the figure you have now by .85 to get the original figure back. |
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DMsView
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Since you took off 15%, you have 85% of the original so divide the answer you have by 85 and multiply by 100. |
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Troy Colts Rock
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Angela and DMsView are right. Divide your new figure by 0.85 and you will get your original figure back. |
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gingerlatic
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the figure you have now is 85%, divide the figure by 85 then multiply the answer by 15 then add that number onto the 85%
100-15%=85
85/85=1
1*15=15
15+85=100 |
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mjvincent
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Well if you remember what the original figure was ie 180.00 and then you figured out that 15% Of that was 27. You could add that 27 back to the 153. |
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lynn
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You have to say: x-.15x=something. If you dont know what the something is, you cant solve the problem |
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Neenah
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Say your beginning figure is 20.
20
*.85
-----
17
so, your answer is to add the difference
17
+3
----
20
so, this is your formula
P 15%
--- = -----
W 100
so, you plug your figures
P 15%
--- = ----
20 100
then you multiply
20*15% and then divide by 100
your P = 3
so 3 is 15% of 20 |
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Donna M
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I don't get it. You must know what the original number was, otherwise how would you have deducted the 15%? |
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Ajsl83
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But surley you know what figure you took 15% off to start with?? |
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Judy1
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Divide by .85
Basically your are saying that 85% of the original number is what you have now, so the equation is (if the original number is x)
.85 * x = the number you have after taking off 15%
so x = the number you have / .85 |
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bull_rooster_aardvark
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Taking 15% off was the same as multiplying the orignal figure by .85. To reverse the transaction just divide by .85 |
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Bunmi O
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Just divide the new figure by 0.85
Suppose the original figure was 20
15% of 20 is 3
Your new figure is now 17
So to get the original figure
17 divided by 0.85 = 20
simple |
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Missy
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emm glue the 15% back on? |
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hottotrot1_usa
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Divide by .85 I tried it, it works. |
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MARTIN
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divide the figure by 1.15 |
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Crystal Arellano
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if you have 80 and you want to know what 15% of that is, you MULTIPLY 80 by .15 = that gives you 12. So to figure out the original number you take 12 DIVIDED by .15 = that equals 80.
Hope this helps! |
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irishnomad1
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"easy" multiply the figure you now have by 1.1764705882352941176470588235294294. works every time for me |
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Joe Kool
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New total + (15% of original total) or basically the reverse of what you did to get the 15% off. |
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elmafuddyesmate
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If you have a figure, like 100 and you take off 10% it would be 90. To then get it back to the original figure you would have to add the 10% back on to make it 100. |
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Margie
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Add 30%?? |
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