The sum of negative 45 times a number and twelve is 117. What is the number?
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Use proportions to solve this. Set up the ratios with dollars on the top and pounds on the bottom and then cross-multiply to solve for x. Like this: 
. Cross multiplying gives us 800x=168,000. Divide by 800 to get that x = 210. So $300 equals 210 pounds.