Natalie saved $20 when she purchased new headphones. The headphones originally cost $125. What percent savings did Natalie receive on the purchase of the new headphones?

16%

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the answer, you have fill in this sentence:

What is ___% of #

For this particular equation, it becomes:

20 is ___% of 125?

If you know "is" is usually a key word to use = and "of" is a key word to use x, you can rewrite the equation as:

20=x(125)

or

20=125x

Then solve the equation by dividing 20 by 125.

You will get 0.16

To put this in percent form move the decimal point two places to the left.

You will get 16%.

So:

20 is 16% of 125