SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP...A FAMILY SPENT $408 ONE MONTH FOR FOOD. THIS WAS 20% OF THEIR INCOME. WHAT WAS THEIR MONTHLY INCOME?

Question 501135: PLEASE HELP...A FAMILY SPENT $408 ONE MONTH FOR FOOD. THIS WAS 20% OF THEIR INCOME. WHAT WAS THEIR MONTHLY INCOME?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, guitarheroguy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = their monthly income
given:

Divide both sides by

Their monthly income was $2,040
Answer by guitarheroguy(26) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, 20%=.20
And .20*5=1.00, or 100%
So we multiply the $408 by 5.
408*5=$2,040
So....
Their monthly income is $2,040
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