Ed spends 8.5 percent of his savings on lunch which caused $5.25 how much did he have in savings before lunch

5.25=8.5% or. 085

5.25/.085

$61.76 total savings b4 lunch

So 'cost' 5.25

so therefor 8.5%=5.25

percent means parts out of 100

8.5%=8.5/100=85/1000=0.085

so

0.085 of x=5.25

use calculator and divide both sides by 0.085

x=5.25/0.085=61.7647

round to 2 decimal places

61.76

he had $61.76 origonally