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Jada have a monthly budget for her cell phone bill last month she spent 120% of her budget and the bill was $60 what is Jada monthly budget

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Answer:

58.8

Explanation:

User Enagra
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Assume that the budget is n.

Now we are given that 120% of the budget is equal to $60.

This means that:

60 = 1.2n

Solve the equation for n to know the budget:

60 = 1.2n

n = 60 / 1.2 = 50

Based on the above calculations, Jada's budget is 50$

User Pawel Kranzberg
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