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Percentages, SM-Bank 026

Harrison was saving his money to buy a cricket bat.

After 1 month, he had saved 45% of the bat's cost.

After 2 months, he had saved another $90 and now had 75% of the bat's cost.

How much does the bat cost?  (2 marks)

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\($300\)

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\(75\%-45\%\) \(= $90\)
\(30\%\) \(= $90\)
\(\therefore\ 1\%\) \(= $3\)

 

\(\therefore\ \text{The bat cost}\) \(= 100\times 3= $300\)

Filed Under: Percentages Tagged With: num-title-ct-core, smc-4462-20-% of a quantity, smc-4462-40-Word problems percentages, smc-4462-50-Unitary method percentages

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