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

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anonymous · Answer

sixteen 

 thirty-two 

 forty-eight 

 sixty-four

anonymous · Answer

ok so 16 dollar discount on 48 dollar jeans

anonymous · Answer

16/48=3

anonymous · Answer

so he got 33% off

anonymous · Answer

or 1/3 of the price off

anonymous · Answer

x/100 = 16/48
cross multiply
48x = 1600
x = 1600/48
x = 33.3%

anonymous · Answer

which is not an answer choice....

anonymous · Answer

oh didnt see the rest of the question

anonymous · Answer

waht do they mean by proportion

anonymous · Answer

of i c, kellie got it right 48

anonymous · Answer

the question asker already left lol

anonymous · Answer

It is asking for the numerator, not the denominator

anonymous · Answer

it should be 33, but that is not an answer choice