Question

Imani brought books for college and paid 35% of the total cost her parents paid the remaining balance of 438.75

Answer 1

Answer:

The total cost for Imani books  is $675.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Imani brought books for college and paid 35% of the total cost her parents paid the remaining balance of 438.75

To find : What was the total cost for Imani books ?

Solution :

Let x be the total cost of the books.

As she paid 35% of the total cost.

i.e. $100\%-35\%=65\%$

Now, the total cost of the book is given by,

Remaining balance= 65% of total cost

i.e. $438.75=65\%\times x$

$438.75=\frac{65}{100}\times x$

$438.75=0.65x$

$x=\frac{438.75}{0.65}$

$x=675$

Therefore, the total cost for Imani books  is $675.