3/5 of a number is 162. What is that number?

I would set up an equation where x is the number in question, like so:(3/5)x = 162I would then multiply both sides by 5 which would result in:3x = 1625 = 810Then, I would divide both sides by 3 to isolate x:x = 810/3 = 270So 3/5 of 270 is 162.

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