Question

The Foster family spend 12% of their income on housing. Last month they spent on their housing $1440.00. How much money did they earn last month?

Answer 1

They earned $ 12000.

Explanation:

Let x be the amount of money they earned last week,

Since, 12% of their income is spent on housing.

So, the amount they paid for housing = 12 % of x

= 0.12 × x

= 0.12x

According to the question,

`0.12x=1440.00`

`x=(1440)/(0.12)=12000`

Hence, they earned $ 12000.

Answer 2

housing = 0.12*income
housing/0.12 = income . . . . . divide by the coefficient of the variable
$1440.00/0.12 = income = $12,000

The foster family earned $12,000 last month.