Question

Otto spent 3/4 of the money he had saved on a new video game. If the video game cost $48, how much money did he have before he bought the game?

Answer 1

Answer:

He have $64 before he bought the game.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the total money Otto has.

Since, he spent 3/4 of the money he had saved on a new video game

Thus, his spending in new video game = $\frac{3x}{4}$

According to the question,

$\frac{3x}{4}=48$

$3x = 192$

$\implies x = 64$

Hence, he have $64 before he bought the game.

Answer 2

Answer: $64

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The part of money he spent =3/4

Let the total money Otto has be 'x'.

Then according to the question, we have

$\frac{3}{4}x=48$

Multiply 4 on both the sides, we get

$3x=48\times4$

Divide 3 on both the sides, we get

$x=\frac{48\times4}{3}\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=64$

Hence, the money he had  before he bought the game = $64