Question

You win an online auction for a toy. Your winning bid of $60 is 75% of your maximum bid. How much more were you willing to pay for the toy than you actually paid?

Answer 1

Answer:

$80 is the maximum.

Step-by-step explanation:

Guess and check. 75% of 80 is 65

Answer 2

60 is 75% of x. The formula to find the 100% of the number we don’t know we need to

Number given • 100
Over *this will serve as the fractions symbol*
Percentage given

The number given is 60 and 60 • 100 is 6000.
6000 divided by the percentage given 75 is 80. The 100% is 80 so his maximum bid is 80$