Question

a fund drive announces that it has raised 4376 which is 20% of its goal. How much more must be raised?

Answer 1

You can solve this problem as follows:

1. Let's call the amount: "y".

2. The exercise says that 4376 which is 20% of its goal, so we have:

y=4376
20% of its goal=4376

3. Then, we have the equation below:

20y/100=4376
0.20y=4376

4. When we clear the variable "y", we obtain:

y=4376/0.20
y=21880

5. Finally, we will have:

21880-4376=17504

6. How much more must be raised?

The anwer is: 17504

Answer 2

Answer:
It must raise an additional 17504

Step-by-step explanation:
Assume that the amount to be raised is x.
Now, we are given that 20% of x is 4376, therefore:
0.2x = 4376
x = 4376/0.2
x = 21880

It has raised 4376, therefore:
amount left to raise = 21880 - 4376 = 17504

Hope this helps :)