Well, what % of is money does he have now? i.e. what percentage does $120 equal? What percentage do you want?
You'll get something that looks like this example:
10% = $70 (what you were given)
50% = ? (what you want)
What would 50% be in dollars in that example?
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A boy spends 32% of his money and has $120 left how much did he have at first
2 answers
x - .32x = 120
Solve for x.
Solve for x.