Question

Ofelia has a certain amount of money X. if she spends $12 then she has 1/5 of the original amount left write an equation to represent the situation​

Answer 1

(x-12) = x/5

Explanation:

Here, we want to write an equation

spending $12 out of the x equals that she has 1/5 of the original x

Mathematically, we have this as;

(x-12) = 1/5(x)

or (x-12) = x/5