Investors buy a studio apartment for $ 120,000. Of this amount, they have a down payment of $ 18,000. Their down payment is wha
t percent of the purchase price? What percent of the purchase price would $48,000 down payment be? Their down payment is
_______-% of the purchase price.
8(x - 6) = 4x Distribute. 8x - 48 = 4x Subtract 8x from both sides. 8x -8x - 48 =4x -8x Now you have... -48 = -4x Divide -4 by both sides. -48/-4 = -4x/-4 12 = x The number is 12.