Question
larry bought a bicycle for $1500 and sold it to make a profit of $300. Express the profit as a percent of the cost price
Answers
300/1500 = 1/5 = 2%
$300/$1500 = 0.2, or 20%
Ms. Sue
Indira -- which answer looks logical to you?
That pesky zero key! Grrr
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