A family paid 21,600 as a down payment on a home. if this represents 12% of the price of the home, find the price of the home

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Justin Wiggins

22 August, 14:44

A family paid 21,600 as a down payment on a home. if this represents 12% of the price of the home, find the price of the home

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Laylah Morgan · Answer 1

Since we know 21,600 is 12 percent then 21,600/12 must be 1 percent.

21,600/12 = 1800.

Now if that's 1% then we just multiply it by 100 to get 100%

1,800 x 100 = 180000