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Evan borrowed money from his mom. If he paid her back 9.60 which is 20% of the total he owns, then how much did he owe her to begin with

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Given:

Evan paid his mom back 9.60 which is 20% of the total he owns.

To find:

How much did he owe her to begin with.

Solution:

Let x be the amount Evan owns.

According to the question,

20% of x = 9.60


(20)/(100)x=9.60


(1)/(5)x=9.60

Multiply both sides by 5.


x=48

Therefore, Evan owns 48 from his mom.

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