SOLUTION: Carl bought a used motorcycle for $3,500. He paid 13% down payment. Which is the down payment in dollars

Question 698578: Carl bought a used motorcycle for $3,500. He paid 13% down payment. Which is the down payment in dollars

Answer by sofiyac(983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3500 is total amount, so 100%
make two columns, a $ amount column and a percent column, list what we know and what we don't know (dollar amount equivalent to 13%) would be x
$ amount***percent
3500*******100
x**********13
multiply across
3500*13=100x
45500=100x divide each side by 100
455=x
so 13% is $455
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