SOLUTION: 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. Thank you so much!

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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.
Thank you so much!

Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the number
0.2x+%2B+27+=+57
0.2x+=+30
x+=+30%2F0.2
x+=+150