Question

Noah raised $54, which is 60% of his fundraising goal to support the animal shelter.

Write an equation to represent the situation.

What is Noah's fundraising goal? Show or explain how you found it

Answer 1

Answer:

0.6x=54

$90

Step-by-step explanation:

Start by saying the question out loud in a different format:

60% of what is $54?

We know that of means multiplication and is means equals. This helps us create the equation:

60% x what= $54

Then, we need to make 60% a number we can work with by changing it into a decimal: 0.6. We also need to make 'what' something easier to use as well, so we will use x in place of what:

0.6x=54

Then, get x by itself, which is also called isolating the variable. You do this by dividing by 0.6 on both sides, which is known as using inverse operations.

You should get x=90.

This means that $54 is 60% of $90 and $90 is Noah's goal.