SOLUTION: I am trying to find the total Expense. If the expense is based on (5.77220% of total ) The 5.77220% = 3,720.97 What is the Total?

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Question 254185: I am trying to find the total Expense.
If the expense is based on (5.77220% of total )
The 5.77220% = 3,720.97
What is the Total?
Found 3 solutions by richwmiller, solver91311, drk:
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source):
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You almost had it
5.77220% = 3,720.97
% of what?
Let x = what
5.77220%*x = 3,720.97
where x is the total
.0577220*x = 3720.97

Think of it this way
5% of what is 5
5%*x=5 convert percent to decimal
.05*x=5
convert to fraction to see the lesson.
5/100*x=5
multiply both sides by 100
5x=500
x=100
so .05*100=5
5% of 100=5

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source):
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Let represent the total amount. Then:

Solve for

John

Answer by drk(1908)   (Show Source):
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This appears to be a proportion problem. We have

Cross multiply to get

and divide to get

The total is
$64,463.64