I hope I am reading the problem right: The price of a mountain bike increased by 20% in the past year. The value is $150. What was the value of the mountain bike last year?
Let's simplify this. One year, there was this radical mountain bike that used to have an unsaid price, <em>x. </em>That year, that price of x increased by 20% more than it was before, or <em>120% times the original value</em>. Because of that, it's now $150.
We can equation this.
1.20x = 150
x = 150/1.2
x = 125
The bike, I believe, cost $125 last year. Hope this helps!
Answer:
1.25
Step-by-step explanation:
Move the decimal place two spaces left to go from a percentage to a decimal. 125.0% becomes 1.25.
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Answer:
B. -19/25
Step-by-step explanation:
You are looking for an answer that is greater than -4/5 (which is equal to -0.80) but less than -3/4 (which is equal to -0.75). So, you can easily convert the fractions to decimals by dividing.
-33/50 = -0.66, which is greater than -0.75, so it can be eliminated.
-19/25 = -0.76, which fits our parameters, so it is the answer.
-19/20 = -0.95, which is less than -0.80, so it can be eliminated.
-7/10 = -0.70, which is greater than -0.75, so it can be eliminated.
The reason you can only compare the numerators is because the denominators are the same- leaving little comparison to really make. The numerators will determine which fraction is greater or smaller.
Ex. 4/5 or 3/5
which is greater? Which is smaller?
It can be seen that the denominators are the same, now finally comparing the numerators will answer both questions.
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