If 50 is 20 percent of x, then what is x?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-11T18:51:15

250

since we know 20% can also be written as 20/100, insert that into a cross multiplication scenario to determine $x$ $x$

$\frac{50}{x} = \frac{20}{100}$ $50/x = 20/100$

reduce the fraction on the right

$\frac{50}{x} = \frac{1}{5}$ $50/x = 1/5$

cross multiply

$1 (x) = 5 (50)$ $1(x) = 5(50)$

$x = 250$ $x = 250$