Question

Suppose a charity received a donation of $17.6 million. If this represents 31% of the charity's donated funds, what is the total amount of its donated funds? Round your answer to the nearest million dollars.

Answer 1

Let $x be total amount of its donated funds

0.31x = 17,600,000

x = 56,774,193.5..

x = 57,000,000 (correct to nearest million)

Explanation:

0.31 is 31%