Question

While shopping,Hilary spent $120. If the amount she spent was
20% of her savings, how much savings did she have before she shopped?

Answer 1

Hi,

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{Let}\mathrm{her}\mathrm{savings}\mathrm{were}\mathrm{x} \\ \mathrm{so}20\%\mathrm{of}\mathrm{x}=120 \\ \frac{20\mathrm{x}}{100}=120 \\ \mathrm{x}=120\times 5=600\mathrm{dollor} \end{gathered}$$
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