SOLUTION: In October, the manhattan south district spent 88000, or 20% of its expense that month on overtime. What were its total personnel expenses for October?
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Question 945627: In October, the manhattan south district spent 88000, or 20% of its expense that month on overtime. What were its total personnel expenses for October? Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! THE FIFTH GRADER SAYS
if 88000 was 20 percent, then
1 percent is ,
and if 1 percent is that, then
100 percent is .
THE ALGEBRA WAY:
Let be the district's total personnel expenses for October.
(I am using an , so I will call this algebra).
