Option 1: $71.00 is the correct answer
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the money Karen started with:
Then
22% of x is $15.62
Mathematically writing
[tex]15.62 = 22\%\ of\ x\\15.62 = 0.22 * x\\x = \frac{15.62}{0.22}\\x = 71[/tex]
Hence,
Karen had $71.00 to start.
Option 1: $71.00 is the correct answer
Keywords: Percentage, percent
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