SOLUTION: The difference between a number and its three-fifths is 50. What is the number?

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Question 931732: The difference between a number and its three-fifths is 50. What is the number?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-3/5x=50
2/5x=50
x=50/(2/5)
x=50*5/2
x=125