SOLUTION: 325 is 80% of what number?

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Question 290189: 325 is 80% of what number?
Found 2 solutions by unlockmath, Deina:
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Couple hints might help you solve future problems. The words "is" usually means in math "equal" and the word "of" usually means "multiply". So in this problem: 325 is 80% of what number (x) we can set up this equation as:
325=.80(x)
Divide both sides by .8 to get:
x=406.25
Make sense?
RJ
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Answer by Deina(147) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Divide 325 by 80%:
325 / 0.8 = ??? and bob's your uncle!