Mandy is looking over her credit card statements from the past couple of months. There is a balance of $8,790 this month, which is 50% less than last month. What was the balance last month?$____
Q. Mandy is looking over her credit card statements from the past couple of months. There is a balance of $8,790 this month, which is 50% less than last month. What was the balance last month?$____
Define Previous Month's Balance: Define the previous month's balance as x. Current balance is 50% less than last month, so: Current balance = x−50%(x) = x−0.5x
Set Up Equation: We know the current balance is $8,790. Set up the equation based on the expression from Step 1: $8,790=x−0.5x
Simplify and Solve: Simplify and solve for x. $8,790=0.5x x=0.5$8,790 x=$17,580
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