Question

Nina wants to buy a bicycle that is $150 and she has saved 6% of the total cost. What percent of the total cost of the bicycle does Nina still have to save? Please explain how you found your answer.

I did the first half of the work, Nina saved $9. how do I turn that into a percentage? thank you! steps would be helpful, as I am taking notes for future reference.

Answer 1

Well, I actually did the entire calculations until I figured out that its very simple, and I didn't need to!

If she has already saved 6%, then to find how much she still needs to save, we subtract 100% from 6%.

So Nina still has to save 94% of the total cost to get the bike.