Question

After a fire at a nearby apartment building, Dax and his friends start a fundraiser to help

residents who lost their belongings. In the first week, they raise $360, which is 30% of the
total amount that they want to raise.

What is the total amount of money that Dax and his friends want to raise?

Answer 1

$1200

Explanation:

To represent this problem we can write the equation x*0.3 = 360 where x represents the total they want to raise, 0.3 represents 30%, and 360 represents what 30% of x is.

Then, to isolate x we can do 360/0.3 and get x=1200.