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2) Maddie wants a Nintendo Switch bundle. It is on sale for $320, and her parents said that they would pay 60% of the cost if Maddie pays the rest. How much will Maddie have to pay?

User Tom Slee
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Answer:

Wow, my name is maddie and i have a Nintendo switch. Lolll ok but the answer is:

$192!

Explanation:

60 percent of 320 is the same as 60 per hundred of 320. We can therefore make the following equation:

60/100 = X/320

To solve the equation above for X, you first switch the sides to get the X on the left side, then you multiply each side by 320, and then finally divide the numerator by the denominator on the right side to get the answer. Here is the work to illustrate:

60/100 = X/320

X/320 = 60/100

X*320/320 = 60*320/100

X = 19200/100

X = 192

The work above shows the long way to explain how to calculate 60 percent of 320 in order to give you a foundation and better understanding of how to calculate percentage. In the future, you could use this simplified formula:

(Y * P)/100

In our problem "What is 60 percent of 320?", Y is 320 and P is 60:

(320 * 60)/100 = 192

And once again you see that the answer is 192.

(credits to the percentage calculator) LOL

Have an amazing day luvs <3 ❤

User Nathifa
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I would say it’s 192$
User Petru Lebada
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