SOLUTION: My TV should have cost me £720. I only paid £540. What percentage of the original price did I pay?

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Question 1041058: My TV should have cost me £720. I only paid £540. What percentage of the original price did I pay?
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Answer by AnlytcPhil(1806)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 £540 is what % of £720.



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Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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