SOLUTION: Carlos bought an item online for $160 and he was charged an $8 fee for shipping. What percent of the sale price was the shipping fee?
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Question 1013951: Carlos bought an item online for $160 and he was charged an $8 fee for shipping. What percent of the sale price was the shipping fee?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We can do this a couple of ways, and here's one...
Cross-multiply and get
160x = 8*100 = 800
x = 5%
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