Question

1. Jackie is saving money to buy a new cell phone. The cell phone costs $175, but she has

already saved $56. What percent of the cost of the cell phone has Jackie saved?

Answer 1

32%

Explanation:

Given that:

• Jackie is saving money to buy a new cell phone.
• The cell phone costs $175
• she has already saved $56

To find:

• The percent of the cost of the cell phone has Jackie saved

In order to find the percent of the cost of the cell phone has Jackie saved,

1. divide the cost of the cell phone by the amount of the money Jackie saved
2. Multiply the result (1) by 100

See below how it's done:

`(56)/(175) * 100`

dividing yields:

`0.32 * 100`

multiplying yields:

`32\%`

Alternative:

Instead of dividing,we can consider reducing the fraction and multiply that with 100 to get the answer.

`(56)/(175) * 100 \\ \implies (8)/(25) * 100 \\ \implies 8 * 4 \\ \implies \boxed{32\%}`

In conclusion:

Jackie has saved 32% of the cost of the cell phone