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Juan spent $20 of his month's babysitting earnings. If he now has $140 left of his babysitting money, what percent of his original earnings did he spend?

User Saxtheowl
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Answer:

12.5%

Step-by-step explanation

ok so

20/160(the og value) is the fraction version, to find the percent divide the numerator by teh denominator which gets you 0.125 x 100%= 12.5%

User Nitsan Avni
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Answer:

12.5 % was spent

Explanation:

How much did he start with

20 + 140 = 160

He spent 20

20/160 = 1/8

.125

12.5 % was spent

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