Julie withdraws $175.00 from her bank account. This amount is 25% of her total savings. How much did she have in her account originally?
I think that I multiply 175.00 by 4 which is 700.
Right.
Okay, thanks again!
To find out how much Julie originally had in her account, you can use the concept of finding the whole when given a part and the percentage.
Let's say the original amount in Julie's account is represented by "x". According to the problem, Julie withdrew $175.00, which is 25% of her total savings.
We can set up an equation to solve for "x" using the percentage as a decimal:
25% of x = $175.00
To convert 25% into decimal form, divide it by 100: 25/100 = 0.25
0.25 * x = $175.00
To isolate "x," divide both sides of the equation by 0.25:
x = $175.00 / 0.25
Calculating the division, we get:
x = $700.00
Therefore, Julie originally had $700.00 in her bank account.