Question

The duty on a car was decreased from 45% to 35%.If the new duty is $5400,what was the former duty?

Answer 1

Answer:

12000

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Hence the former duty is 6,94,286

Step-by-step explanation:

The Cross Products Property of Proportions

The Cross Products Property of Proportions states that the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. You can find these cross products by cross multiplying, as shown below

Given.

The duty on a car was decreased from 45% to 35%

If the new duty is $5400

To find

what was the former duty?

Solution

35% duty =  5400

Let say 45% duty is equal to = x

therfore

35: 45 : : 5400 : x

so the product of extreams is equal to product of means

35 * x =45 * 5400

x= (45 * 5400 ) /  35

x= 6,94,286

Hence the former duty is 6,94,286

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