Question

The cost of a cleaning service includes labor and supplies. Supplies are 30% of the total cost. The cost of supplies for a certain cleaning service is $54.

What is the total cost of the cleaning service?

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Answer 1

The answer is 80 because if you multiply 100 by 54 you get 5400 and you divide 30 to get 180 so the total cost is 180

Answer 2

180

Explanation:

If supplies cost 54$ and thats 30% of the total cost, that means you would divide 54 by 3 and that would be 18. Then you would times 18 by 10 to get your final answer: 180$. The reason you would times 18 by 10 is because 18 is 10% percent of 100% and 10 times 10 is 100.