Question

Tracey paid $130 for an item that was originally priced at $480. What percent of the original price did Tracey pay?

Answer 1

She paid 27.0833333 percent

or 27 1/12 percent

Explanation:

We can use proportions to solve this

amount paid over original price =percent of original over 100

130 x

-------- = ----------

480 100

Using cross products

130*100 = 480x

Divide by 480

13000/480 =480x/480

27.08333333 =x

She paid 27.0833333 percent

or 27 1/12 percent