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20% of miran’s allowance is 5$ how much is his total allowance?

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Question

20% of miran’s allowance is 5$ how much is his total allowance?


Answer:

25 $

Explanation:

you can solve with an equation

20 : 5 = 100 : x

x = 5 * 100 : 20

x = 25

or you can solve with an expression

5 : 20 * 100 =

25

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check

25 * 20% = 5

the answer is good



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