Question

Contractor A submitted a quote for $325.00.
He is told his quote is 150% higher than contractor B. What is the quote of contractor B ? Show your work.

Answer 1

How abot we dumb this down without all the Japanese figures etc. ?

Answer 2

325=B+1.5B

Answer 3

This is why I can't do math...no one explains anything,,,,they just jump in with weird symbols and gibberish without explaining what means what.

Answer 4

let the quote of contractor B = B
contractor A is 150%(1.5) higher than(+) contractor B

Answer 5

if you are seeing gibberish, refresh your browser, because you should be seeing math symobles

Answer 6

i can write it out in english instead of math
if contractor A bid was 150% higher than contractor B then it was two and a half times as large. if it was 100% larger it would be double, if it was 50% larger it would be one and a half times as large, but since it is 150% higher it is two and a half times as large
two and a half times contractor B bid is 325 so to find that number, divide 325 by 2.5

Answer 7

All kinds of confusion here. The Mind above says the quote is 1.5 times as high, you say 2.5 times...so I don't know what believe.

I believe you made an error:
"if it was 50% larger it would be one and a half times as large,"

50% of $325 is $650.

Totally lost.