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Question 246167: This years price for a certain car is 25% higher than last years price of $8800. What percent of this years price is last years price?
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Answer by dabanfield(803) About Me  (Show Source):
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This years price for a certain car is 25% higher than last years price of $8800. What percent of this years price is last years price?
Let P be last year's Price.
Then (1.25)*P is this year's price.
The required percent then is P/((1.25)*P) = 8800/((1.25*P)

Answer by raveen001(1) About Me  (Show Source):