Question

If 11,000 is 85% of what was in my bank account, how much did I originally have?

Answer 1

You can set it up like a proportion:


`(11000)/(0.85) (x)/(1.00)`

Cross multiply:
11000*1 = 11000
11000/0.85 = 12,941.18

You had roughly $12,941.18 in your bank account.