SOLUTION: thirty percent of a number is equals to twenty-five percent of 144.what is the unknown number?

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Question 404529: thirty percent of a number is equals to twenty-five percent of 144.what is the unknown number?
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the number be x
30% 0f x= 25% of 144

x= (100*25*144)/100*30
x=120

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