Question

The owner of a small store buys coats for ​$55.00 each.

Part 1
a. sells the coats for ​$77.00 each. What percent of the purchase price is the sale​ price?

Answer 1

71.43%

$77—100% is total amount of money

$55—x=71.43%—which is left

Then we times them and divide 100*$55/$77=71.43

Which is our answer! Hope it helps

Answer 2

71.43%

Explanation:

$77___100%

$55___x=71.43%

$55*100/$77 = 71.43%