Compute the requested value to hundredths of a percent. Choose the correct answer. You see a used car you wish to buy. The deale
r quotes you a price of $1,595. You have a Blue Book quotation of $1,435 for the same model and year. How much greater (%) is the dealer's price from the Blue Book? It is _____%.
To solve this problem you can apply the following rule of three: $ 1,435 ---> 100% $ 1,595 ---> x Clearing x we have: x = ((1595) / (1435)) * (100) x = 111.1498258 Then, the difference is: 111.1498258 - 100 = 11.14982578% hundredths of a percent: 11.15% Answer: the dealer's price from the Blue Book: It is 11.15%
