I spent $24 on a present for my sister. This was three fourths of all the money I had in my wallet.
How much money did I have before I bought the present?
I need help
(3/4)x = 24
x = 24 / (3/4)
x = 24 * (4/3)
x = 96 / 3
x = 32
Thanks for explaining
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You're welcome.
To find out how much money you had before buying the present, we can set up a proportion using the given information.
Let's assume the amount of money you had before buying the present is represented by the variable "x".
We know that you spent $24, which was three-fourths of the total amount of money you had. This means:
$24 = (3/4) * x
To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of (3/4), which is (4/3):
$24 * (4/3) = x
$32 = x
Therefore, you had $32 before buying the present.