Question

Bethany uses 8% of her paycheck to pay for gas. If she spent 34.12 on gas this week how much was her paycheck?

Answer 1

Answer: 426.5

Step-by-step explanation:

You know that she spent 34.12 on gas and you also know that that amount of money was the 8% of her paycheck.

Therefore, keeping the above on mind, you can write the following expression, where $x$ is the total amount of money of her paycheck:

$0.08x=34.12$

When you solve for  $x$, you obtain the result shown below:

$x=\frac{34.12}{0.08}\\\\x=426.5$