Question

Dan spent 15% of his savings account a new phone. If he spent $150 on his new phone how much did he have in savings?

Answer 1

Dan spent 15% of his savings on a new phone, it means he spent 15/100 * x = 0.15x.

We are given that he spent $150 on the new phone, so we can set up the equation:

0.15x = $150

To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 0.15:

x = $150 / 0.15

x = $1000

Therefore, Dan had $1000 in savings before buying the new phone.