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

$\frac{440}{100}=\frac{125}{x}$

Solve for x as shown below,

$\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow440x=125\cdot100=12500 \\ \Rightarrow x=\frac{12500}{440} \\ \Rightarrow x\approx28.4 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the answer is 28.4%