If a number exceeds 25% of itself by 40, then the number is ___________?Please explain

• Let the number be 'x'
  Let 'y' equal to the number which 'x' exceeds 25% of itself
  that is 'y'=125% of 'x' and it is equal to x+40
  so x+40=125% of x.
  therefore the number 'x'=160 is the answer
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(3)
• 160/3
  
  If no is x, then
  x exceeds 25% of x by 40.
  
  as per condition
  
  x= 0.25x +40
  0.75x =40
  x= 40/0.75 = 40*100/75 = 160/3
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(2)
• 160/3
  
  x= x/4 +40
  3x/4 =40
  x=160/3
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(0)
• x= x/4 +40
  3x/4 =40
  x=160/3
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• to solve this equation do the following:
  start with:
  x = .2x + 40
  subtract .2x from both sides of this equation to get:
  .8x = 40
  divide both sides of that equation by .8 to get:
  x = 40/.8
  simplify to get:
  x = 50
  
  x is your number.
  check the number out by applying the logic of the original statement to it.
  
  20% of 50 is equal to 10.
  50 exceeds 10 by 40.
  your answer is good.
  
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• x-20x/100=40
  it is like after dividing the value
  x-1x/5=40
  5x-x=200
  x=50
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• Ans is 160.
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• 6 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)