A group of construction workers were able to lay 27 bricks in an hour on a new house. This was 30% of the total number of bricks laid that day. What was the total number of bricks laid that day?

A total of 90 bricks were laid that day.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Number of bricks laid in one hour = 27

This represents 30% of total bricks laid that day.

Let,

x be the total number of bricks laid that day.

30% of x = 27

Dividing both sides by 0.3

A total of 90 bricks were laid that day.

853.3

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