A student's cost for last semester at her community college was $2000. She spent $340 of that on books. What percent of last semester's college costs was spent on books?

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A student's cost for last semester at her community college was $2000. She spent $340 of that on books. What percent of last semester's college costs was spent on books?

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17%

Explanation:

2000-340= 1660

1660/2000= 83% (1660 is 83% of 2000)

100%-83%= 17% so 17% of 2000 is 340.

Rare Pleasures answered Mar 28, 2021

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