Question

Ben is saving 1/5 of his weekly pay to buy a car Write and solve an equation to find what weekly pay w results in savings of $61.50

Answer 1

Answer: X=$307.50

Given:

Ben’s savings weekly = $61.50

It is 1/5 or 20% of his weekly savings

To find Ben’s weekly pay in $

Let X= Ben’s weekly pay in $

To solve, we use the equation

1/5X=61.50

.20X=61.50

X=61.50/.20

X=$307.50