Question

A tool set is on sale for 424.15 the original price of the tool set was 499.00. What percent of the orignal price is the sale price

Answer 1

`85\%`

Explanation:

Let

x------> the percent of the original price in decimal form

we know that

The linear equation that represent this situation is

`x*499=424.15`

Solve for x

Divide by 499 both sides

`x=424.15/499`

`x=0.85`

Convert to percentage form

`0.85*100=85\%`