Recently , a new-mint copy of the Baltimore Orioles 1966 Yearbook was auctioned for $15. The yearbook cost $.50 in 1966. Write a ratio of the auction price to the original price. Find the percent.

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Recently , a new-mint copy of the Baltimore Orioles 1966 Yearbook  was auctioned for $15. The yearbook cost $.50 in 1966. Write a ratio of the auction price to the original price. Find the percent.

anonymous · Answer

Would it just be .50/15.00= 0.033x100= 3.33 %  ???

anonymous · Answer

Calculation wrong.....50/15 != 0.033

anonymous · Answer

So it would still be 3.33 % is that correct ?

anonymous · Answer

Nooo. Ratio is 15 / 0.50 = 30 and this is 3,000%

anonymous · Answer

So the auction price to the original price is 3,000 % ? that doesn't sound right to me.

anonymous · Answer

maybe 30% ?