Question

juanita has saved 35% of the money that she needs to buy a new bicycle. if she has saved $63, how much money does the bicycle cost?

Answer 1

You can figure this out using proportions.

$\frac{63}{x}$ = $\frac{35}{100}$

Then cross multiply to get:

6300 = 35x

Then divide both sides by 35.

6300/35 = 35x/35

180 = x

So, the bicycle costs $180.