Jacklyn's employer matches 30% of Jacklyn's contributions to her 401(k) plan. If Jacklyn's employer contributed $300 to the plan last year, how much did Jacklyn contribute to the plan last year?

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justasoftie · Answer

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nickymqo · Answer

A. 1300
B. 1000
C. 700
D. 900

Vocaloid · Answer

"300 is 30% of her contributions"

we can express this as

300/total contributions = 30/100

try solving for total contributions