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Kemp spent 70% of his savings to buy a camera

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Kemp spent 70% of his savings to buy a camera. The camera costs $574. How much did he originally have in his savings?

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Answer:

70/574 = x/100

574x=7000
574/7000 = .082
final answer is 820
820 x 70% = 574