Question

Your friend sells you a bicycle for $45 and a helmet for $13.The total cost is 110% of what your friend spent originally.How much did your friend spend originally? How much money did your friend earn by selling the bicycle and helmet to you?

Answer 1

total price to be sold is 45+13=58 but we are told that this price is 110% of the origoinal, so we ask ourselves if 58 is 110% WHAT IS VALUE OF 100%

110%=58

100% × ?

=(100%*58)/110% = 52.7=53

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