Quincy had a coupon for his favorite clothing store. He received a discount of eleven dollars on a pair of jeans that originally cost fifty-five dollars. Set up a percent proportion to determine the percent discount he received with his coupon. Which of the following is a denominator in the proportion?

eleven

thirty-five

forty-four

fifty-five

Question

Quincy had a coupon for his favorite clothing store. He received a discount of eleven dollars on a pair of jeans that originally cost fifty-five dollars. Set up a percent proportion to determine the percent discount he received with his coupon. Which of the following is a denominator in the proportion?

eleven

thirty-five

forty-four

fifty-five

anonymous · Answer

55x = 11 ---> x = 11/55

D) 55