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Evan borrowed money from his mom. If he paid her back 9.60 which is 20% of the total he owns, then how much did he owe her to begin with

Sagot :

Given:

Evan paid his mom back 9.60 which is 20% of the total he owns.

To find:

How much did he owe her to begin with.

Solution:

Let x be the amount Evan owns.

According to the question,

20% of x = 9.60

[tex]\dfrac{20}{100}x=9.60[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{1}{5}x=9.60[/tex]

Multiply both sides by 5.

[tex]x=48[/tex]

Therefore, Evan owns 48 from his mom.

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