SOLUTION: Your assistance please. Here is the question: Enrique puts 12% of his monthly paycheck in an IRA. If he invests $72 in his IRA, how much was his paycheck?

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Question 25862: Your assistance please. Here is the question: Enrique puts 12% of his monthly paycheck in an IRA. If he invests $72 in his IRA, how much was his paycheck?

Answer by stanbon(48558) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let amount of his paycheck be "x".
The 12%(x)=72
0.12x=72
x=72/0.12
x=$600 (amount of his paycheck)
Cheers,
Stan H.