Solve the following problem: The city parking lot can have no more than 25% of the spaces limited to compact cars. What is the number of total spaces in the lot if there are 30 spaces allocated to compact cars?
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150 Solve the following problem: The city parking lot can have no more than 25% of the spaces limited to compact cars. What is the number of total spaces in the lot if there are 30 spaces allocated to compact cars?
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Solve the following problem: The city parking lot can have no more than 25% of the spaces limited to compact cars. What is the number of total spaces in the lot if there are 30 spaces allocated to compact cars?
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150 Solve the following problem: The city parking lot can have no more than 25% of the spaces limited to compact cars. What is the number of total spaces in the lot if there are 30 spaces allocated to compact cars?
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120	
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150 @Mathematics

anonymous · Answer

If compact car spaces take up no more than 25% of all total spaces, and 30 spaces are allotted to compact cars, then we need to find what number that 30 is 25% of.

The equation would read:
$$0.25*x=30$$
Solving for x, we find:
$$x=30/0.25=120$$

So the answer is 120 total spaces (the second answer provided)