Question

Rachel is collecting donations for the local animal shelter. So far she has collected $245, which is 70% of what she hopes to collect. How much money does Rachel plan to collect for the shelter? Show your work.

Answer 1

The money Rachael plan to collect for the shelter is $350.

Explanation:

Given:

Rachel is collecting donations for the local animal shelter.

So far she has collected $245, which is 70% of what she hopes to collect.

Now, to find the money Rachael plan to collect for the shelter.

Let the total amount Rachael plan to collect be
`x`.

Amount she collected = $245.

Percentage of amount she collected = 70%.

Now, to get the amount Rachael plan to collect we put an equation:

`70\%\ of\ x=\$245.`

⇒
`(70)/(100) * x=245`

⇒
`0.70* x=245`

⇒
`0.70x=245`

Dividing both sides by 0.70 we get:

⇒
`x=\$350.`

Therefore, the money Rachael plan to collect for the shelter is $350.