Question

For Judy's birthday, her friends gave her a gift card. She went to the clothing store and bought a total of $178.25 worth of clothing. Judy used all of the money on the gift card to pay for part of the total. She paid the remaining $71.30 with cash. Which percentage best describes the part of the total Judy paid for with the gift card?

Answer 1

60%

Explanation:

Firstly, we want to solve for the amount on the gift card

the total cost is $178.25

the cash payment is $71.30

then the value of the gift card is

=$178.25- $71.30

=$106.95

Therefore the percentage of the gift card to the total pay is

=(106.95/178.25)*100

=0.6*100

=60%