SOLUTION: thirty percent of a number is equals to twenty-five percent of 144.what is the unknown number?

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Question 404529: thirty percent of a number is equals to twenty-five percent of 144.what is the unknown number?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the number be x
30% 0f x= 25% of 144
%2830%2F100%29+%2Ax=%2825%2F100%29+%2A144
x= (100*25*144)/100*30
x=120