SOLUTION: The selling price of a stereo is $270. The profit is 35% of the cost. Find the cost?
I thought it would be
X/270 = 35/100
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Question 185100: The selling price of a stereo is $270. The profit is 35% of the cost. Find the cost?
I thought it would be
X/270 = 35/100
Answer by ZeratuelX(5) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$270 is the total cost of the stereo. Since 35% of this is the profit, we can find that the remaining 65% is the cost (100%-35%). So the cost is represented by 65% of 270. Convert the percentage to a decimal to plug it into the equation.
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