Marina spent 1/5 of her money on a book. If she had $80 left after she brought the book, how much money did she have originally?

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mylen [45]

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Marina spent 1/5 of her money on a book. If she had $80 left after she brought the book, how much money did she have originally?

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2 answers:

marissa [1.9K] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-26T13:30:13+03:00

marissa [1.9K]3 years ago

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Answer:

Marina had 50$ originally

Step-by-step explanation:

80-1/5 of the money she spent for the books that she brought, The step by step process is how much money she had left behind from the books she brought seperate

Blababa [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-26T15:59:13+03:00

Answer:

$100

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1, setting up an equation:

If Marina spent $\frac{1}{5}$ of her money, she has $\frac{4}{5}$ of her money remaining. We also are given that she has $80 left. We can set her initial total amount of money as x to solve this problem:

$\frac{4}{5}x=80$

Step 2, solving for x:

$\frac{4}{5}x=80\\\\4x=400\\\\x=100$

We have set x as her original amount of money, so we have the answer!

Marina originally had $\fbox{100}$ dollars.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions :)