SOLUTION: When Catman's entourage joined the motorcade, the total number of vehicles increased 130 percent. If the final count was 345, how many vehicles were present in the beginning?

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Question 573377: When Catman's entourage joined the motorcade, the total number of vehicles increased 130 percent. If the final count was 345, how many vehicles were present in the beginning?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = original number of cars

x(1 + 130%) = 345
x = 150 cars