SOLUTION: If 20% of an income of a man is Rs. 320, find his total income

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Question 775634: If 20% of an income of a man is Rs. 320, find his total income
Answer by sofiyac(983) About Me  (Show Source):
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20---320
100--x
we set up a table where percent goes in one column and dollars in the other, we're looking for total income x, which would be a 100%. Next we multiply across and solve for x.
20x=100(320)
20x=32000 divide each side by 20
x=1600