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 numerator in the proportion?

eleven

thirty-five

forty-four

fifty-five

Answer 1

11
\[\frac{11}{55}=\frac{1}{5}=20 \% \text{ Off} \]

Answer 2

thx

Answer 3

Your welcome.