SOLUTION: Suppose a college student pays $1200 for tuition and fees. However, she also has to pay $325 for her textbooks (ouch!). What percent of her total education costs goes to books?

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Question 1075273: Suppose a college student pays $1200 for tuition and fees. However, she also has to pay $325 for her textbooks (ouch!). What percent of her total education costs goes to books?
Her total education costs add up to $
1525

Her books represent:
____________________ % of her total education costs.
(Round your 2nd answer to the nearest tenth of a percent, for example: 12.5%)

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uppose a college student pays $1200 for tuition and fees. However, she also has to pay $325 for her textbooks (ouch!). What percent of her total education costs goes to books?
Her total education costs add up to $1525
Her books represent:
325/1525 = 21.3% of her total education costs.
(Round your 2nd answer to the nearest tenth of a percent, for example: 12.5%)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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