Question

Henry wants to buy a new table saw for his carpentry shop. He has saved $360 which is 2/3 of the price of the saw. How much does the saw cost

Answer 1

If 360 is 2/3 of the full price on a saw then your equation should look like this:

`360=(2)/(3) *x`

x is your unknown full price of the saw. Just solve for x now.

`360=(2)/(3) *x\\ \\ x=(3)/(2) *360=540`

This means that the full price is $540.

Hope this helps!