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Laura earned [tex]$\$[/tex]24[tex]$ and saved $[/tex]\[tex]$6$[/tex] of it. What percent did she save?

A. [tex]$\frac{1}{4} \%$[/tex]
B. [tex]$20 \%$[/tex]
C. [tex]$25 \%$[/tex]
D. [tex]$400 \%$[/tex]
E. None of these



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To determine the percentage of Laura's earnings that she saved, follow these steps:

1. Identify the amounts involved:
- Laura earned $24.
- Laura saved $6.

2. Understand the goal:
- We need to find what percentage [tex]$6 is of $[/tex]24.

3. Use the percentage formula:

[tex]\[ \text{Percentage saved} = \left( \frac{\text{Amount saved}}{\text{Amount earned}} \right) \times 100 \][/tex]

4. Plug in the values:

[tex]\[ \text{Percentage saved} = \left( \frac{6}{24} \right) \times 100 \][/tex]

5. Simplify the fraction:

[tex]\[ \frac{6}{24} = \frac{1}{4} \][/tex]

6. Convert the fraction to a percentage:

[tex]\[ \left( \frac{1}{4} \right) \times 100 = 25\% \][/tex]

So, the percentage that Laura saved is:

[tex]\[ \boxed{25\%} \][/tex]

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