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If 16 is 80% of a number, what is the number?

If 16 is 80% of a number, what is the number?
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If 16 is 80% of a number, what is the number?

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User Bhavya Kothari
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20 because you would divide 16 by .8 and it would give you 20.
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User J E Carter II
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0.8x = 16

x=20

you know that 80% of a number, x equals 16.

put 80% into a decimal form and solve for x.
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