Given:
80% of a number is added to the number, the result is 162.
Required:
To find the number.
Explanation:
80% of a number is added to the number
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{80}{100}x+x \\ \\ =0.8x+x \end{gathered}[/tex]The result is 162, so
[tex]\begin{gathered} 0.8x+x=162 \\ \\ 1.8x=162 \\ \\ x=\frac{162}{1.8} \\ \\ x=90 \end{gathered}[/tex]Final Answer:
The number is 90.
