Question

Question 1: Noah has $5. Elena has 40% as much as Noah. How much does Elena have?
Question 2: Diego has 150% as much as Noah, how much does Diego have?

I NEED AN EXPLANATION NOT JUST THe ANSWERS PLEASE! I will give brainliest based on how good the explanation is. Thanks so much :)

Answer 1

Answer:

Question 1: $2 / Question 2: $7.5

Step-by-step explanation:

$5 is the original 100%, what Noah has, and if Elena has 40% of what Noah has, then they have 0.4 the amount, 5x0.4=2. It should be the same for Diego but instead 150%, or 5x1.5, which equals 7.5