After a storm damage is the community center sent Kiya and her friends hold fundraising events to help pay for repairs after the
first event they raise $240 which is 10% of the total amount they want to raise. What is the total amount of money that she and Keelan and her friends want to raise?
Answer: the total amount of money that they wanted to raise is $2400
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the total amount of money that Keelan and her friends want to raise.
After the first event they raise $240 which is 10% of the total amount they want to raise. The amount of money that raised after the first event is expressed as
10/100 × x = 0.1 × x = 0.1x
Therefore,
0.1x = 240
Dividing both sides of the equation by 0.1, it becomes
