SOLUTION: Alexis paid $20,700 as a down payment for her new home. If the down payment was 11.5% of the total price of the house, what was the total of the house? Start by defining the unknow

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Question 1087478: Alexis paid $20,700 as a down payment for her new home. If the down payment was 11.5% of the total price of the house, what was the total of the house? Start by defining the unknown in terms of a variable; then write and equation based on the information given and show all work you solve the equation.
Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
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11.5% = 0.115.


Therefore, your equation is

0.115x = 20700.


Hence,  x = 20700%2F0.115 = 180,000 dollars is the total of the house.


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