Question

sheyla spent 40% of her savings to pay for a bicycle that cost her $85. how much money was in her savings to begin with?

Answer 1

212.50

Explanation:

Let

x

be the amount in her savings to begin with. Since she used 40% of her savings to pay for the $85 bike, that means that

0.4

x

=

85

. Therefore

x

=

85

0.4

=

212.5

. The answer is $212.50.