document.write( "Question 430752: If you take 20% of a number and add 27, the answer is 57. Find the original number in order to know how many cars were in the lot in Wednesday. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #299085 by vleith(2983)\"\" \"About 
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Let x be the number
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.2x+%2B+27+=+57\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.2x+=+30\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+30%2F0.2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+150\"
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