A local bicycle shop placed older model bikes on sale last w

A local bicycle shop placed older model bikes on sale last weekend. Suppose a customer bought a bike on sale for $ 213 that had a normal retail price of $ 518.

How many times as large is the sale price compared with the retail price?

A. ____ times as large   

B. The sale price is ___% of the retail price.   

How many times as large is the retail price compared with the sale price?

C. _____times as large   

D. The retail price is _____ % of the sale price.

Solution

A)

sale price_{/retail price}=213_/518

213_/518 times as large

0.4112  times as large

B. The sale price is _41.12__% of the retail price.

C.

retail price_{/sale price}=518_/213

518_/213 times as large

2.4319 times as large

D. The retail price is __243.19___ % of the sale price.