SOLUTION: If I had 20% more money than what you have, I have 50 cents more than you. How much money do you have?

SOLUTION: If I had 20% more money than what you have, I have 50 cents more than you. How much money do you have?

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Question 996510: If I had 20% more money than what you have, I have 50 cents more than you. How much money do you have?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the amount you have.
20% of what you have = 50 cents
Therefore you can write
.20x = .50
Now divide by .2 and get
x = 2.50
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