SOLUTION: Your mother gave you $13.32 with which to buy a present. This covered 3/5 of the cost. How much did the present cost? (How do we arrive at $22.20?)
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Question 670033: Your mother gave you $13.32 with which to buy a present. This covered 3/5 of the cost. How much did the present cost? (How do we arrive at $22.20?)
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = 13.32
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Multiply both sides by .
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x = 13.32 = =
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