(10 points) Joe’s parents bought him a new car for his birthday. They paid $6990 for a car that was originally priced at $7599.

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(10 points) Joe’s parents bought him a new car for his birthday. They paid $6990 for a car that was originally priced at $7599.

What percent of the original price did they pay?
[A] Set up a proportion that can be used to solve this problem.

[B] Show all steps to solve the problem.

HELP: Please and thank you!

Mathematics

1 answer:

Andru [333] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-27T08:32:35+03:00

Andru [333]3 years ago

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Answer:

91.99%

Step-by-step explanation:

To find what percentage of $7599 is $6990, we simply need to divide $7599 by $6990 and multiply by 100:

6990 / 7599 * 100 = 91.99%

Therefore, they paid 91.99% of the original price.