a number is increased 80% or 480 what is the original number

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dan815 · Answer

480=0.8*x

dan815 · Answer

what must the original number be

goformit100 · Answer

Question is typed Wrong.... check it Ma'am

mathstudent55 · Answer

Are you asking: 480 is 80% of a number. What is the number?

goformit100 · Answer

it would be of in place of or...

anonymous · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

jeez the question says "a number is increased 80% or 480 what is the original number"

anonymous · Answer

translate as $480$ is $80\%$ of what number?
put in math as 
$$480=.8x$$ making 
$$x=480\div .8$$

anonymous · Answer

i am not really smart can you explain diffrent or give answer for meadle @satellite73

mathstudent55 · Answer

@satellite73 
The question is easier to understand now, when you saw it, because it has been edited. The original question had some words missing and was not as easy to understand.

anonymous · Answer

oh ok
as for being really smart this is math and has nothing to do with being smart or not, it is just math
it is a matter of interpreting what the question is actually asking
it is worded funny

anonymous · Answer

i would rewrite 
a number is increased 80% or 480 what is the original number  
as 
a number is increased by 80% 
it was increased by 480
what was the original number

anonymous · Answer

which we could further translate as 
480 is 80% of what?

anonymous · Answer

so how do i figure it out

anonymous · Answer

we don't know the original number (lets call it $x$ ) but we know that $80\%$ of it is $480$ so 
$$.8\times x=480$$

anonymous · Answer

because $80\%$ means $\frac{80}{100}=.8$ and "of" means "times"

anonymous · Answer

since 
$$.8x=480$$ which can find $x$ by dividing $480$ by $.8$ which, if you like, you can do with a calculator

anonymous · Answer

$$480\div .8==4800\div 8=600$$

anonymous · Answer

thank you

anonymous · Answer

yw
hope it is somewhat more clear

anonymous · Answer

yes