Question

Sara is buying items at a store. Her total comes to $44.97. She uses all of the money that is still on a gift card to pay for part of the total. She pays the remaining $34.17 with cash. Which percentage best describes the part of the total that Sara paid for with the gift card

Answer 1

44.97 +34.17 = 79.14 what is 34.17 percent of the total 27 percent

Answer 2

The answer is approximately 24%.

Explanation:

The total value of items Sara bought = $44.97

Amount given in cash = $34.17

So, amount given in gift cards is =
`44.97-34.17=10.8` dollars

The percentage that best describes the part of the total that Sara paid for with the gift card with respect to total amount is =

`(10.8)/(44.97)*100= 24.01` ≈ 24%