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The Hoskins family spends $600 per month on groceries for their family. If this is 15% of their monthly budget, then what is their monthly budget?

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Answer:

4000 dollars

Explanation:

Let the Hoskins' monthly budget be x.

600=15% of x

600=0.15x

x=600/0.15

x=4,000

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