Question

0. Juan has been saving for a new bike for two months. So far, he has saved

$150 for the bike. If the money that he has saved so far is 30% of the cost of
the bike, what is the total cost of the bike? Please help me​

Answer 1

Given:

Juan has been saving for a new bike for two months. So far, he has saved $150 for the bike.

The money that he has saved so far is 30% of the cost of the bike.

We need to determine the total cost of the bike.

Total cost of the bike:

Let x denote the total cost of the bike.

The total cost of the bike is given by

`30\% \ of \ x=150`

The value of 30% can be written as
`(30)/(100)`

Thus, we get;

`(30)/(100) * x=150`

Multiplying both sides by
`(100)/(30)`, we have;

`x=150 * (100)/(30)`

Simplifying, we have;

`x=(15000)/(30)`

`x=500`

Thus, the value of x is 500.

Hence, the total cost of the bike is $500.