28.80 + .20X = X
.20X = X - 28.80
1/5 = .20
X/5 = X -28.80
X = 5X - 144
Set the new X equal to the original X
28.80 + .20X = 5X - 144
172.8 + .20X = 5X
172.8 = 4.8X
36 = X
36$ is the original price
To check,
28.80 + (.20 x 36) = 36
28.80 + 7.2 = 36
36 = 36
Answer:
20% of the money was saved from January.
Here is the way to find percentage.
First: work out the difference (increase) between the two numbers you are comparing.
Increase = New Number - Original Number
Then: divide the increase by the original number and multiply the answer by 100.
% increase = Increase ÷ Original Number × 100.
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Answer: 12$
Step-by-step explanation:
We need to round 79.45 to the nearest 10 dollars, which is 80.
We can then get 15% of it easily since its a whole number by adding 10% (8) and 5% (4) to get an estimate of around 12 dollars.
