Question

The attractive pair of boots that Tomiko wants to buy is selling for $80. Before she can buy them, the store raises the price buy $24. By what percentage did they raise the price?

Answer 1

30%

Explanation:

To find the percentage, you need to set up a proportion:

`(x)/(100) =(24)/(80)`,

so solving for x we get 80x=2400 (cross-multiplication)

x=30

So, they raised the price by 30%.