Question

Gia researches online that her car is worth $3,000. She hopes to sell it for 85% of that value, but she wants to get at least 70%. She ends up selling it for $1,800. Did she get what she wanted?

Answer 1

No, Gia did not get the already 70% she wanted. 70% is 2100.

Answer 2

The correct answer is no.

Explanation:

First let's analyze the data we have.

We know that Gia's car costs $ 3000.

Gia wants to sell it for 85% of that value, but would settle for 70%.

Now, what was the real percentage that Gia got for her car?

We can calculate that by dividing the cost she obtained by the original cost of the car.

`Percentage = (cost obtained)/(original cost)`

`Percentage = (1800)/(3000)`

`Percentage=0,6`

In this way we can show that Gia sold his car for a value of 60% of what it really cost, therefore she did not get what she wanted.