Question

Sam’s parents agreed to pay 25 percent of the cost of a new bike if Sam paid the rest.

Percents
Total
25%
25%
25%
25%
100%
$65
$65
$65
$65


If Sam’s parents paid $65, what was the price of Sam’s new bike?
$130
$195
$260
$325

Answer 1

If Sam's parents agreed to pay 25% of the cost of the new bike and they paid $65, we can set up the problem as follows:

Let \( x \) be the total cost of the bike. According to the information given, Sam's parents pay 25% of the total cost:

\[
0.25x = 65
\]

To find \( x \), we can solve for it by dividing both sides by 0.25:

\[
x = \frac{65}{0.25}
\]

Calculating \( \frac{65}{0.25} \):

\[
x = 65 \times 4 = 260
\]

So, the total cost of Sam's new bike is \( \text{\$260} \).

Thus, the correct answer is \( \text{\$260} \).