huong wants to buy a bicycle that costs $396 she is about to start a new job and decides to put 40 percent of her earing aside to save for the bicycle. houng wonders what her total earnings will have to be for her to save $396
To calculate the total earnings Huong would need in order to save $396 for the bicycle, we can work backwards from the 40% she plans to save.
Let x be her total earnings.
40% of x = $396
0.4x = $396
x = $396 / 0.4
x = $990
Therefore, Huong's total earnings will need to be $990 in order to save $396 (40% of her earnings) for the bicycle.