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Marcus is saving money to buy a new DVD player so far he has saved 60% of the money he needs or $45 what is the cost of the DVD player

Marcus is saving money to buy a new DVD player so far he has saved 60% of the money he needs or $45 what is the cost of the DVD player
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Marcus is saving money to buy a new DVD player so far he has saved 60% of the money he needs or $45 what is the cost of the DVD player

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Since $45 is 60% of the total cost, you can make an equation or a proportion to solve it....
45 = .6x for example, now divide by .6 and you'll get 75.
So 45 is 60% of 75 and the total cost then is $75

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