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Rocco spent 20% of his savings on clothes. He brought $50 clothes. How much did he have in the beginning

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He has $250 in the beginning
User Vol
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Howdy,

20% is also 1/5 in fraction form, which tells us he spent 1/5 of his money on clothes:

So to solve, we have to multiply 50 by 5:

50 x 5 = 250

Rocco's original savings was $250

Hope this helps!
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