2005 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 2

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Problem

A positive number $x$ has the property that $x\%$ of $x$ is $4$. What is $x$?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 2      \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 4      \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 10      \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 20      \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 40$

Solution

$0.01x\cdotx=4 \Rightarrow x^2 = 400 \Rightarrow x = \boxed{20}.$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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