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

Answer 1

300/1500 = 1/5 = 2%

Answer 2

$300/$1500 = 0.2, or 20%

Answer 3

Indira -- which answer looks logical to you?

Answer 4

That pesky zero key! Grrr