SOLUTION: Can someone please help me? Kayla bought a concert ticket for $145, but was unable to go so she sold it for $120. Calculate Kayla's loss as a percentage of cost price of the ticke

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Question 1098957: Can someone please help me?
Kayla bought a concert ticket for $145, but was unable to go so she sold it for $120. Calculate Kayla's loss as a percentage of cost price of the ticket, correct to 2 decimal places.
Is the answer 17.24%?
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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She lost 145-120=25
Kayla's loss as a percentage of cost price of the ticket is
25%2F145*100%=17.24%