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Peyton spent 60% of her money to buy a new television. If the television cost $300, how much money did she have originally?

Answer 1

Julia Adams

she has originally #$500#

The formula of percentage is

#"Part"/"Whole" * 100 = %#

#"300"/"Whole" * 100 = 60#

#"Whole" = (300*100)/60#

#"Whole" = 500#

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Answer 2

Eli Assouline

To find out how much money Peyton originally had, we can use the fact that she spent 60% of her money on the television. So, if the television cost $300, this represents 60% of her original money.

Let's represent Peyton's original money amount as (x). We know that 60% of (x) is equal to $300.

So, we can set up the equation:

[0.60x = 300]

To solve for (x), we divide both sides by 0.60:

[x = \frac{300}{0.60}]

[x = 500]

Therefore, Peyton originally had $500.

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