Ricardo has $25 to spend on school supplies. He spends 96% of the money on a backpack and the rest on a large binder. How much does he spend on the backpack? How much does he spend on the binder?
+2592 Y=.96X is the amount spent on the backpack, because 96% can be written as .96.
.96*25 = 24
Backpack:
$24
Since you only have 1 $ left to spend, that is how much he spends on the binder
Binder:
$1
+2592 Y=.96X is the amount spent on the backpack, because 96% can be written as .96.
.96*25 = 24
Backpack:
$24
Since you only have 1 $ left to spend, that is how much he spends on the binder
Binder:
$1
