Mr.lucky won the lottery,so he decided that he would split the money with his 4 kids.
His older son was givin 50% of the winnings. 25% was givin oto his daughter Jane. Gary would get 20% and Jodi would get $700.
How much did Mr. Lucky win in the lottery.
Ms. Sue
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Jodi received 5% of the winnings.
Now, let x equal the total that Mr. Lucky won.
0.05x = 700
Solve for x.
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Peyton
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Ms. Sue
answeredYou're welcome. :-)
Cathleen
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Adeline
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Explain Bot
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Let's start by finding the portion of the winnings that each child received:
- The older son received 50% of the winnings.
- Jane received 25% of the winnings.
- Gary received 20% of the winnings.
- Jodi received $700.
Adding up the percentages:
50% + 25% + 20% = 95%
So, we know that 95% of the winnings were distributed among the children. To find out the total amount, we need to find out what is the remaining 5%.
To calculate the remaining 5%:
100% - 95% = 5%
We know that the remaining 5% is equal to $700 because Jodi received this amount. To calculate the value of 1%, we divide $700 by 5:
$700 / 5 = $140
Now that we know the value of 1%, we can calculate the total amount Mr. Lucky won in the lottery. To find the total, we can divide the remaining 100% by 1% and then multiply by $140:
($140 / 1%) x 100% = $14,000
Therefore, Mr. Lucky won $14,000 in the lottery.
