In August, Ralph bought a new set of golf clubs that cost $565. The cost of the clubs was marked up to $650 in October. Which proportion can be used to find what percent of the original price the new price is, if p represents the unknown percent?

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Jazlyn Frost

13 June, 23:13

In August, Ralph bought a new set of golf clubs that cost $565. The cost of the clubs was marked up to $650 in October. Which proportion can be used to find what percent of the original price the new price is, if p represents the unknown percent?

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Leia Khan · Answer 1

86.9%

Step-by-step explanation:

Using proportions to find the percentage.

The formal is normally partial/whole equals to percentage/100. In this case $565 is partial because the price increased. So it'll be $565/$650 = X/100. We're using X as a variable, for the unknown percentage. Then you'll have to cross multiply. 565 times 100 is 56,500, then divide it by 650. You'll then get, 86.9230769. Whenever you get results like these, you just need to round to the nearest hundredths place, which is 86.9%.