Mike's Bikes has mountain bikes that usually sell for $275 on sale for $220. Mike used this ratio to find the percent change. Is he correct? Explain. StartFraction 55 over 220 EndFraction = 25 percent

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Kaydence Chapman

19 August, 13:06

Mike's Bikes has mountain bikes that usually sell for $275 on sale for $220. Mike used this ratio to find the percent change. Is he correct? Explain. StartFraction 55 over 220 EndFraction = 25 percent

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Alia Pruitt · Answer 1

Answer: No.

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No. Mike wrote the ratio as the amount of change to the new amount. He should have used the ratio of the amount of change to the original amount, which is 55

55/275, or 20%.