SOLUTION: Tracey paid $125 for an item that was originally priced at $570. What percent of the original price did Tracey pay?

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Question 1203451: Tracey paid $125 for an item that was originally priced at $570. What percent of the original price did Tracey pay?
Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Divide what she paid by the original price to find the fraction of the original price that she paid; get the answer as a decimal.

Multiply that by 100 (move the decimal point two places to the left) to convert the answer to a percent.

You can do the calculations yourself; our purpose is to help you learn HOW to work the problem.