Question

Kathy put $1,500 down on a car that represents 8% the total cost of the car. What is the total cost of the car?

Answer 1

Given:

Amount Kathy paid down = $1500

Percentage it represents = 8% of the total cost = 0.08

Let's find the total cost of the car.

To find the total cost of the car since $1500 represents 8% of the total cost, we have:

0.08x = 1500

Where x is the total cost of the car.

Let's solve for x in the equation.

Divide both sides by 0.08

$\begin{gathered} \frac{0.08x}{0.08}=\frac{1500}{0.08} \\ \\ x=18750 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the total cost of the car is $18,750

ANSWER:

$18,750