SOLUTION: 7.5% of the box office receipts on a Friday night are $270. What are the total box office receipts?

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Question 1004169: 7.5% of the box office receipts on a Friday night are $270. What are the total box office receipts?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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7.5% is 0.075 of the value.

So, you have an equation

0.075*x = 270.

Solve it.