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A purchaser is paying $350,000 for a property with a loan of $150,000. What is the down payment percentage?

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The down payment percentage for a property of $350,000 with a loan of $150,000 is 57.14%. This is calculated by subtracting the loan amount from the purchase price to find the down payment amount, and then dividing that by the purchase price and converting it to a percentage.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the down payment percentage, we need to determine how much was paid upfront as the down payment and then express this amount as a percentage of the total purchase price of the property. In this case, the purchaser is buying a property for $350,000 and has a loan of $150,000 for the purchase.

Down Payment Amount = Total Property Price - Loan Amount
Down Payment Amount = $350,000 - $150,000
Down Payment Amount = $200,000

Now, we'll calculate the down payment percentage:

Down Payment Percentage = (Down Payment Amount / Total Property Price) x 100%
Down Payment Percentage = ($200,000 / $350,000) x 100%
Down Payment Percentage = 0.5714 x 100%
Down Payment Percentage = 57.14%

Therefore, the down payment percentage for the property is 57.14%.

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