Question

Molly paid $125 for an item that was originally priced at $440. What percent of the original price did Molly pay? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent. Molly paid ______% of the original price

Answer 1

Set

`\begin{gathered} 440\to100\% \\ 125\to x\% \end{gathered}`

Which is equivalent to

`(440)/(100)=(125)/(x)`

Solve for x as shown below,

`\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow440x=125\cdot100=12500 \\ \Rightarrow x=(12500)/(440) \\ \Rightarrow x\approx28.4 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the answer is 28.4%