Question

At a farmer's market, you buy 4 pounds of tomatoes and 2 pounds of sweet potatoes. you spend 80% of the money in your wallet. how much money is in your wallet before you pay?

Answer 1

7.5 pound

Step-by-step explanation:

let us consider the money in wallet before paying be x

Given the total expenditure being = 4+2 = 6 pound

money spent is 80% of money in the wallet

i.e. 80% of x = 6 pound

therefore, x= 6/ 0.8

=7.5 pound