SOLUTION: If I have paid $80 towards a bicycle and have 80% left to pay.what is the total cost of the bicycle?

SOLUTION: If I have paid $80 towards a bicycle and have 80% left to pay.what is the total cost of the bicycle?

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Question 704231: If I have paid $80 towards a bicycle and have 80% left to pay.what is the total cost of the bicycle?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = total cost of bike

If you "have paid $80 towards a bicycle and have 80% left to pay", then this means that you paid 20% of the bike

so 80 = 20% of x

80 = 0.2x

80/0.2 = x

x = 400

This means that the total cost of the bike is $400
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