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A family paid 28,800 as a down payment for a home if this represents 16% of the price of the home find the price of the home

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To get the price of their home you have to divide the down payment by the percentage to get your answer.

28,800 ÷ 0.16 = 180,000

So the price of their home is $180,000.

User Jeremy Gruenwald
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divide the down payment by the percentage

28,800 / 0.16 = 180,000

the price of the home is $180,000

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