When 48 is subtracted from a number, it reduces to its 70%. What is one-fourth of that number?
Question and options
When 48 is subtracted from a number, it reduces to its 70%. What is one-fourth of that number?
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 80
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - 40
Subtracting 48 leaves 70%, so 48 = 30% of the number, giving 160. One-fourth of 160 = 40.
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