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A student invested 80% of her savings in the stock market. If she invested $5,200, what are her total savings in dollars?

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one way to approach this is to know that $5200 is 80% of her savings, so if we divide 5200 by 8 we will get 10% of her savings. 5200/8 = $650.
We can then multiply this by 10 to get 100%, or her total, savings (because 10*10=100)
So, $650*10= $6500
The total savings in dollars is $6500
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