Question

You have 44 text messages in your inbox. Your inbox is 88% full. How many messages can your cell phone hold?

Answer 1

44 divided by 8= 0.5

0.5x100= 50

your phone can hold 50 text messages

Answer 2

Answer: Your cell phone can hold 50 messages.

Explanation:

Let the total number of messages your phone can hold be x.

Given : The number of messages in your inbox = 44

And your inbox is 88% full.

We can write 88% ad 0.88 [to convert percent to decimal we divide it by 100]

Then, we have

`0.88*x=44`

Divide both sides by 0.88 , we get

`x=(44)/(0.88)=(4400)/(88)=50`

Hence, your cell phone can hold 50 messages.