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?

A. forty-four
B. fifty-five
C .thirty-five
D. eleven
HELP FREE MEDAL !

Answer 1

I take the free medal, I mean is free, so free is free, as in free beer, right? :P

Answer 2

Ahh man c'mon lol

Answer 3

wait a second! so it's really not free =P

Answer 4

for the questions answer its free

Answer 5

$55 is the 100% of the original cost

$11 is some % we dunno, say x%

so $11 corresponds to $55 as 100% corresponds to x%
\(\bf \cfrac{11}{x}=\cfrac{55}{100}\)

solve for "x" :P

Answer 6

gives me 20 is that the answer?

Answer 7

x = 20%
well, 20% = 20/100 = 1/5

is 11 1/5 of 55?

Answer 8

so its 55?

Answer 9

55 is the original amount


you said you got 20, that is x = 20%
that is 20% is 1/5 of the original amount

so check yourself, is 11 one-fifth of 55?

Answer 10

I guess?

Answer 11

well, that's the idea, you're not supposed to guess
you're suppose to calculate it

Answer 12

yeah it is

Answer 13

then I guess x = 20, or 20%
so 11 is really 20% of 55 :)