SOLUTION: Tom purchased an electric drill for $280 and later sold it for $350. What percentage profit did he make?
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Question 1040815: Tom purchased an electric drill for $280 and later sold it for $350. What percentage profit did he make?
Found 3 solutions by chen.aavaz, ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by chen.aavaz(62) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
His profit was $350-$280 = $70.
This means that at an initial value of $280 he made profit $70.
Since the amounts are proportional, we have
Therefore he made 25% profit.
Answer by ikleyn(52788) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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= = 0.25*100 = 25%.
The ratio = 0.25 is multiplied by 100 to get percentage.
On percentage, see the lesson Percentage problems in this site and the lessons associated with it.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Tom purchased an electric drill for $280 and later sold it for $350. What percentage profit did he make?
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