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September 22

percentage

Hello,
Would someone kindly tell me the value of Y in following equation? Y + (50% of Y) = 25,000
Regards, —usernamekiran(talk) 03:56, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

my calculations say somewhere near 16,667. But I can't be sure. —usernamekiran(talk) 03:59, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Please do your own homework.

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Have confidence in your calculations. The answer is not an exact whole unit. Dbfirs 07:00, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Since you did the math, we can check your work for you. And yes, the answer is 16666 ²/₃. SinisterLefty (talk) 08:15, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Three halves of what you want is 25000, so you want two thirds of 25000. →2A00:23C6:AA05:6500:451C:348A:A734:F523 (talk) 11:29, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

@Jasper Deng, Dbfirs, SinisterLefty, and 2A00:23C6:AA05:6500:451C:348A:A734:F523: lol. This isn't homework. It's about air India's frequent flyer programme. A member gets promoted after getting 25,000 miles. And they can purchase miles only once, that too 50% of your balance miles . But your help is appreciated a lot. Thank you folks —usernamekiran(talk) 13:15, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

Maybe this can help you solve similar problems:

Y = 1Y, by definition

50% of Y = 50/100 × Y, by definition

Y + (50% of Y) = 1Y + 0.5Y = 1.5Y

If 1.5Y = 25000 then Y = 25000/1.5

PrimeHunter (talk) 13:46, 29 September 2019 (UTC)