SOLUTION: sammy makes $217 a week he makes 80% of what his wife, Audrey ,makes a week how much dose Audrey make a week

Algebra.Com
Question 529944: sammy makes $217 a week he makes 80% of what his wife, Audrey ,makes a week how much dose Audrey make a week
Answer by Math_prodigy(24)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be Audrey's money
x*.80=217
x=217/.80
x=271.25
Check
271.25*.80=217
$271.25 is correct answer




RELATED QUESTIONS

Jim makes 255.00 a week and Jack makes 240.00 a week. How much more does Jack make in a... (answered by Alan3354)
Darrel makes $8.65 every hour mowing grass. He mows 4 days a week for 3 hours per day.... (answered by pphantom)
Solve the problem. The amount of money that Pablo makes in a given week varies directly... (answered by checkley77)
The amount of money that Pablo makes in a given week varies directly as the number of... (answered by nerdybill)
The amount of money that Pablo makes in a given week varies directly as the number of... (answered by solver91311)
TERRI'S WEEKLY INCOME IS A $100 DOLLARS LESS THAN DOULBE GARY'S WEEKLY IONCOME. IF TERRI... (answered by sdmmadam@yahoo.com)
TERRI'S WEEKLY INCOME IS A $100 DOLLARS LESS THAN DOULBE GARY'S WEEKLY IONCOME. IF TERRI... (answered by sdmmadam@yahoo.com)
jack makes $6 an hour more than his wife. which expression tells their combined income fo (answered by rfer)
Mark makes a salary of $150 per week plus 5.5% commission from selling appliances. this... (answered by rfer)