Question

Amy is saving money to buy a game. So far she saved $20, which is one-fourth of the total cost of the game. How much does the game cost?

Answer 1

ANSWER

$\ 80$

EXPLANATION

Let the cost of the game be x.

Amy has saved $20 which is one-fourth of the total cost of the game. This means that:

$20=\frac{1}{4}x$

Solve for x by multiplying both sides of the equation by 4:

$\begin{gathered} x=20\cdot4 \\ x=\ 80 \end{gathered}$

The game costs $80.