SOLUTION: what number added to 80% of itself is 45?

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Question 434316: what number added to 80% of itself is 45?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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what number added to 80% of itself is 45?
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Let x = the number
then
x + .80x = 45
1.80x = 45
x = 25