Question

Sally decided to look at new and used trucks Sally found a used truck for $15,000 Sally found that she paid 75% of the price of a new truck how Much would a new truck cost

Answer 1

The cost of new truck is $ 20000

Solution:

Given that Sally decided to look at new and used trucks

Sally found a used truck for $15,000 Sally found that she paid 75% of the price of a new truck

To find: cost of new truck

Let "x" be the cost of new truck

From given statement,

cost of used truck = $ 15,000

She paid 75% of the price of a new truck, means that $ 15,000 is equal to 75 % of cost of new truck

Therefore,

75 % of cost of new truck = $ 15000

75 % of x = 15000

`\rightarrow 75 \% * x = 15000\\\\\rightarrow (75)/(100) * x = 15000\\\\\rightarrow 0.75x = 15000\\\\\rightarrow x = (15000)/(0.75)\\\\\rightarrow x = 20000`

Thus cost of new truck is $ 20000