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A tool set is on sale for 424.15 the original price of the tool set was 499.00. What percent of the orignal price is the sale price

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Answer:


85\%

Explanation:

Let

x------> the percent of the original price in decimal form

we know that

The linear equation that represent this situation is


x*499=424.15

Solve for x

Divide by 499 both sides


x=424.15/499


x=0.85

Convert to percentage form


0.85*100=85\%

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