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An area has gained 20% to 300 new animals. how many animals was it in the beginning?

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01-02-2018

If we gained 300 animals by multiplying a number by 0.2 (20%) then we get the folloeing equation

(0.2)x = 300

To solve for the original number of animals, we can divide both sides by 0.2

x = 1,500 animals to begin

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