Question

Lisa spent $67 for a skateboard and $25 for a protective helmet.

What percent of the total amount that Lisa spent was the price of the skateboard? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent, if necessary.

A.
62.7%

B.
72.8%

C.
75%

D.
81.7%

Answer 1

To find the total, add 67+25 to get 92. This is the denomonator.
You know a percent is anything over a hundred, or x/100.
The skateboard is 67 dollars so that is the numerator.
So you must get 67/92 to be in the form of x/100.

To get 92 to 100, you multiply 92 by 1.08695652174.
You must do the same thing to the numerator to get it to percent form.
67 times 1.08695652174 is 72.8260869565
(2 rounds down, so you're left with 72.8.)

I hope this helped you! Sorry if it's confusing. :)

In case you don't feel like reading that, the answer is B.

Answer 2

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