Question

At the beginning of the school year Marilee had $480 in her bank account. That was only 15% of the amount in her bank account at the end of the school year. How much money was in her account at the end of the school year?

A good explanation would be appreciated!

Answer 1

done

Explanation:

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Answer 2

$3200

Explanation:

Think about it like this. $480 = 15% of x value.

Then, rewrite it to get rid of the percentage. $480 = 0.15x

Then, all you have to do is solve by dividing 480 by 0.15 to get x=3200.