SOLUTION: twenty percent of a number is fifty. find the number

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Question 250183: twenty percent of a number is fifty. find the number
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the number be x
20% of x=50
let's try an example
5% of 100 =
per cent means based on 100
we know that 5% of 100=5
how did we get it.
.05*100=5
now back to the original problem
20% of x=50