Question

Sally spends 15% of her weekly budget on food, and 35% on rent. She has $350 left over

How much was her budget?

Answer 1

$700.00

Explanation:

Let x = her budget

x - (.15x + .35x) = 350 Take the budgets amount and subtract out the food and rent and what you have left is 350

x - .5x = 350

.5x = 700

`(.5x)/(.5)` =
`(350)/(.5)`

x = 700

Check:

food: .15 of 700 = 105

Rent: .35 of 700 = 245

Cost of food and rent (105 + 245) = 350

700 - 350 = 350 Checks.

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