A municipality spends 125,000.00 on salaries, which is 27% of their budget. How much is the amount of their entire budget?

Question

A municipality spends 125,000.00 on salaries, which is 27% of their budget. How much is the amount of their entire budget?

Answer 1

if $125,000.00 is 27% of the budget

$125,000.00/27 = 1% of the budget which is $4629.6296

 to get 100% of the budget, multiply $4629.6296 by 100

This gives you $462962.96 which is 100% of the budget.

 

To check your work, find 27% of the total budget, or 

$462962.96 times .27 = $125000.00 the problem stated, so it is correct!