Question

A sporting goods store sells its skateboards for 275% of what they pay the manufacturer. If the comp[any pays the manufacturer $25 for a particular skateboard, what is the price of the skateboard in the store?

A. $26.75
B. $42.50
C. $43.75
D. $68.75

Answer 1

well we could say that
$25 is the 100% to start from

so what's the 275% of that? well \(\large \begin{array}{ccllll}
amount&\%
\\\hline\\
25&100\\
x&275
\end{array}\implies \cfrac{25}{x}=\cfrac{100}{275}\)