Question

stacia wants to buy a new hoverboard that cost 125 dollars she has already saved 50 what percent of the cost of the hoverboard has she saved

Answer 1

40%

first set them up as factions because we know percentages are always over 100 and we know we have 50 out of 125

50/125 * ?/100

you then want to cross multiply what you do have so 50*100=5,000 and then divide it by 125 to get 40 which is the number above 100.

50/125 * 40/100

if you ever need to check, you can just do it the opposite way and take 75 ( what’s left) and do the same thing. you should if your correct get the rest of your percentage. here it is 60%