SOLUTION: If 15 pesos is just 5/8 of the total amount. Find the total amount

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Question 698326: If 15 pesos is just 5/8 of the total amount. Find the total amount
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be the total amount
5%2F8 of the total amount is %285%2F8%29x

if 15 pesos is just 5%2F8 of the total amount, than
%285%2F8%29x=15....solve for x
5x=15%2A8
x=%2815%2A8%29%2F5
x=%28cross%2815%293%2A8%29%2Fcross%285%29
x=3%2A8
x=24