Question

Chris wants to buy a cell phone that costs $215.00. His parents say Chris must raise 35% of the money himself. How much money must Chris raise?

Answer 1

$75.25

Explanation:

x will be how much money chris needs to raise. set up the problem like this:

`(x)/(215)` =
`(35)/(100)`

cross multiply: 100x = 7525

divide each side by 100: x = 75.25