Question

Isaiah spent $19.60 on a gift for his mother. The amount that he spent on the gift was 5/7 of the total amount that he spent at the store. Which statements can be used to find x, the total amount that Isaiah spent at the store? Check all that apply

Answer 1

5/7 of the total amount = 19.60

5/7x = 19.60...with x being the total amount
x = 19.60 * 7/5
x = 137.20 / 5
x = 27.44

Answer 2

Answer:

Total amount that Isaiah spent at the store is  $27.44 .

Step-by-step explanation:

As given

Isaiah spent $19.60 on a gift for his mother.

The amount that he spent on the gift was $\frac{5}{7}$ of the total amount that he spent at the store.

As x represented the  the total amount that Isaiah spent at the store .

Equation becomes

$\frac{5}{7}\times x = 19.60$

$\frac{5x}{7} = 19.60$

$\frac{7\times 19.60}{5} = x$

$\frac{7\times 19.60}{5} = x$

$\frac{137.2}{5} = x$

x  = $27.44

Therefore the total amount that Isaiah spent at the store is  $27.44 .