kaelyn2 kaelyn2
  • 22-01-2015
  • Mathematics
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Ed spent 8.5% of his savings on lunch, which cost $5.25. How much did he have in savings before lunch?



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techie2016 techie2016
  • 22-01-2015
you would set a proportion with 8.5 over 5.25 and set it = to 100 over x. then you cross multiply and get 61.7647... and round it to 61.76
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nislam1130
nislam1130 nislam1130
  • 22-01-2015
5.25*8.5=44.625 5.25-44.625=39.375 So the answer is 39.375
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