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Algebra.Com's Answer #148535 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If 45 is 120% of a number, \n" ); document.write( "Let the number be \"x\". \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "1.20x = 80 \n" ); document.write( "x = 80/1.20 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "what is 80% of the same number? \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "0.8x = 0.8[80/1.20) = $53.33\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "===================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |