If 12 1/2% of a sum of money is $60 what is the total sum of money?

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Answer: $480

Explanation:

$12 (1)/(2) \%$ expressed as a decimal is 0.125.

Let the total sum of money be
. Then,
$0.125x=60 \implies x=480$ .

Robin Pokorny answered Nov 13, 2023

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