I lost 3/4 of my money and had $160 left. How much money did I have before?
(1/4)x = 160
x = 160 / (1/4)
x = 160 * 4
x = ?
640...Thanks a lot!!!
You're welcome.
To solve this problem, we need to set up an equation and solve for the unknown value. Let's use the variable "x" to represent the amount of money you had before.
According to the problem, you lost 3/4 of your money, which means you have 1 - 3/4 = 1/4 of your money left.
Now we can set up an equation based on the given information:
1/4 * x = $160
To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. We can do this by multiplying both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of 1/4, which is 4.
(1/4 * x) * 4 = $160 * 4
Simplifying:
x = $640
Therefore, you had $640 before you lost 3/4 of your money.