Question

Please help! Israel added $80 to his savings. This added amount represents 1/8 of his total savings. If s represents the total savings, what equation could be used to determine the value of s?

Answer 1

Answer:
`(1)/(8) * s = 80`

Explanation:

Here s represents the total saving of Israel.

He added $ 80 in his saving.

Which is
`(1)/(8)` of his total saving.

That is,
`(1)/(8)* s = 80`

Which is the required equation for finding the total saving.

When we solve this equation,

We get, s = 640

Therefore, his total saving = $ 640