radomes.openskiesproject.org
HomeworkWithT HomeworkWithT
  • 19-08-2016
  • Mathematics
Answered

Al's Awesome Autos advertised a special sale on cars - Dealer cost plus 5%!! Jack and Margaret ought a luxury sedan for $23,727.90. What was the dealer's cost? (HINT: Using a propotion, think of the new price being 105% of the cost of the car)


Why do you need to calculate 105% of the cost

Verified Answer :

lilliek lilliek
  • 21-08-2016

105/23727.90=100/x
105x=23727.90x100
105x=2372790
(105x)/105=2372790/105
x=22598

dealers cost is $22,598

the 105% is the 100% price of the car plus the 5% of that tax or whatever it is

Answer Link

Related Questions

Without calculating how do you know that the equation 4x7 1 has no solution
leianachung Divide 2x3x224x122x1 A x21 B x212 C 2x1 D x212x12
Which is the most specific classification for the element uranium
what is vascular tissue in plants that transports fluid through the plant
Explain how the value of the seven and 327902 well change if you move the move the seven to the tens place
Which best explains why English settlers first established colonies in North America
I need help with 11 through 16
To convert drams to grams multiply the number of drams by which number
Why does Cfredundii produce Urease
Choose the word or phrase that best defines the italicized word She was as adventurous as imaginative as agog to see the world as he was ashamed eager proud tem