Question

a number when increased by 23% becomes 861 find the number

Answer 1

$hey \\ here \: is \: your \: answer \\ \\ let \: the \: number \: be \: x \\ \\ let \: the \: number \: = \: x \\ According \: to \: the \: question \\ x \: + \: 23 \% \: of \: x \: = \: 861 \\ or \: x \: + \: 23/100 \: * \: x \: = \: 861 \\ or \: (100x+23x)/100 \: = \: 861 \\ or \: 123x/100= \: 861 \\ or \: 123x= \: 861*100 \\ or \: x= \: 86100/123 \\ Hence \: , \: x \: = \: 700 \\ \\ hope \: it \: helps$