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Albert had a goal of saving $80. He saved 115% of his goal. How much money did Albert save?

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You would multiply 80 times 1.15 because you cannot multiply a number by a percent, which would get you the answer of $92. To check this you would divide 92 by 1.15 which gets you 80. So Albert saved $92.
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