Question

Jada has a monthly budget for her cell phone bill. Last month she spent 120 % of her budget, and the bill was 60$. What is Jada's monthly budget?

Answer 1

$ 50 is Jada's monthly budget.

Explanation:

Let Jada's monthly budget be y;

As per the given statement: Jada has a monthly budget for her cell phone bill. Last month she spent 120 % of her budget, and the bill was 60$.

"120% of her budget" means 120% of y.

Also, she paid her bill was $60

⇒
`120\% * y = 60`

`(120)/(100) * y =60`

or

`1.2y =60`

Divide both sides by 1.2 we have;

`(1.2y)/(1.2) = (60)/(1.2)`

Simplify:

y = 50

Therefore, Jada's monthly budget is, $50

Answer 2

Answer: $50

Explanation:

let Jada's monthly budget be X

from the question above, we can deduct that, 120% of X = $60

120/100 × X = $60

120X/100 $60

cross multiply

120X = $6000

divide botbside by 120

120X/120 = $6000/120

X = $50

Therefore, her monthly budget is $50