Question

Anna saved $12,950 which was 70% of the amount she needed for a used car. What was the total amount she needed for the car?

Answer 1

Hi Katie2735,

To find the answer to your question we need to divide $12,950 by 70% which will give us $18,500.

Your answer is $18,500.

Hope this helps

Cupkake~

Answer 2

$18,500

Explanation:

Let x represent the total cost of the car.

We have been given that Anna saved $12,950 which was 70% of the amount she needed for a used car. We can represent this information in an equation as:

`70\%\text{ of }x=\$12,950`

`(70)/(100)x=\$12,950`

`0.70x=\$12,950`

`(0.70x)/(0.70)=(\$12,950)/(0.70)`

`x=\$18,500`

Therefore, the total amount needed for the car is $18,500.