Problem 6 of 22num-006
Dario has saved $54, which is 30% of the price of the bicycle he wants to buy. What is the price of the bicycle?
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- The $54 is a part: 30% of the price. The price is the whole, 100%, and it is what we want.
- 30% is three 10% pieces. Together they hold $54, so one piece holds dollars.
- The whole price is ten 10% pieces: dollars.
- Check: 30% of $180 is . That matches what Dario saved.
- Traps: $16.20 is 30% of $54, $70.20 adds that to $54, and $84 adds .