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60

The original number is 80. 75% of 80 is 60.

Let x be the number we want to find, then

50% = 0.5

0.5x=40

x = 40 / 0.5

x = 80

Therefore, the number is 80.

So 75% of 80 is:

0.75 * 80 = 60

they spelled forty wrong in the question

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