SOLUTION: Noah raised $54 to support the animal shelter, which is 60% of his fundraising goal. Write an equation to represent the situation and what is his fundraising goal

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Question 1159679: Noah raised $54 to support the animal shelter, which is 60% of his fundraising goal.
Write an equation to represent the situation and what is his fundraising goal
Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the goal.


Then the equation is


    0.6x = 54.


The solution is


    x = 54%2F0.6 = 90.


ANSWER.  The goal is $90.

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