SOLUTION: 3200 is 20% of a. What is a equal to?

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Question 224565: 3200 is 20% of a. What is a equal to?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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3200 is 20% of a, find a.
Convert the 20% to its decimal equivalent:
20% = 0.2, so...
3200 = 0.2a Divide both sides by 0.2
16000 = a
a is 16000