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If ๐‘šm is increased by 15% and ๐‘›n is decreased by 15%, the resulting numbers will be equal. What is the ratio of ๐‘šm to ๐‘›n?

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If ๐‘šm is increased by 15% and ๐‘›n is decreased by 15%, the resulting numbers will be equal. What is the ratio of ๐‘šm to ๐‘›n?

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  1. If m is increased by 15%, the resulting number will be 1.15m.
  2. If n is decreased by 15%, the resulting number will be 0.85n.
  3. According to the problem, these two resulting numbers are equal. So, we can set up the equation 1.15m = 0.85n.
  4. To find the ratio of m to n, we need to isolate m/n. We can do this by dividing both sides of the equation by 1.15n. This gives us m/n = 0.85/1.15.
  5. Simplifying the right side of the equation gives us the ratio of m to n, which is approximately 0.7391.

So, the ratio of m to n is approximately 0.7391.

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