Question

Carol has 150 stickers. She lost 8% Of her stickers. How many stickers does she have left?

Answer 1

We can use the following equation to model this scenario:

y = x - .08x

This simplifies to:

y = .92x

The equation states that she has 92% of her stickers left. Now we just have to plug in 150 for x to calculate what that amount is.

.92(150) = 138

Carol has 138 stickers left.

Answer 2

Hi there!

To solve this problem, we need to multiply the total amount of stickers with the percent of stickers she lost.

First, we should convert the percentage into a decimal for easy multiplying.

8% = 0.08

Now, we should multiply:

150 × 0.08 = 12

Now, we subtract from the total amount of stickers to get the amount of stickers she had left.

150 - 12 = 138

So, the answer is 138 stickers.

Hope this helps!