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Percentage Question: school newspaper is selling ad space
- Thread starter dawgmom
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Re: Percentage Question
Are you SURE you have given us all of the information for this problem...somehow, I don't think you have!!
If a full page costs $600, then if you purchase a full page ad, you would pay $600 and not save anything!
Most newspapers (including the one I work for) charge MORE for a 1/2 page add than half the cost of a full-page ad. And a 1/4 page add costs more than 1/4 the cost of a full-page ad.
Therefore, I don't think you have given us ALL of the information needed for this problem.
Please repost, and tell us the FULL AND EXACT text of the problem in your assignment.
dawgmom said:Can someone please help me with this basic question? Thank you.
If the school newspaper is selling advertising for $600 per full page, what percent is saved by purchasing a 1/4, 1/2, or full size ad?
1/8 $75
1/4 $125
1/2 $175
FULL $300
Are you SURE you have given us all of the information for this problem...somehow, I don't think you have!!
If a full page costs $600, then if you purchase a full page ad, you would pay $600 and not save anything!
Most newspapers (including the one I work for) charge MORE for a 1/2 page add than half the cost of a full-page ad. And a 1/4 page add costs more than 1/4 the cost of a full-page ad.
Therefore, I don't think you have given us ALL of the information needed for this problem.
Please repost, and tell us the FULL AND EXACT text of the problem in your assignment.
Re: Percentage Question
The question was asked and I did my best to take a note: If the school newspaper is selling advertising for $600 per full page, what percent is saved by purchasing a 1/4, 1/2, or full size ad...?
at these (sale/special) prices:
1/8 = $75
1/4 = $125
1/2 = $175
FULL = $300
If the price is $600/full page, the $300 price is 50% savings. There's no savings to buy the 1/8 page. It's the ones in between I'm stumped on, but I figured 17% and 42%, respectively.
The question was asked and I did my best to take a note: If the school newspaper is selling advertising for $600 per full page, what percent is saved by purchasing a 1/4, 1/2, or full size ad...?
at these (sale/special) prices:
1/8 = $75
1/4 = $125
1/2 = $175
FULL = $300
If the price is $600/full page, the $300 price is 50% savings. There's no savings to buy the 1/8 page. It's the ones in between I'm stumped on, but I figured 17% and 42%, respectively.
Re: Percentage Question
Ok...if you buy a 1/4-page ad for $125, that would equate to 4*$125, or $500 for a full page. So, you save $100. What percent of $600 is $100?
If you buy a 1/2-page ad for $175, that would equate to 2*$175, or $350 for a full page. So you save $600 - $350, or $250. What percent of $600 is $250?
It looks like your answers of approximately 17% and 42% are correct.
dawgmom said:The question was asked and I did my best to take a note: If the school newspaper is selling advertising for $600 per full page, what percent is saved by purchasing a 1/4, 1/2, or full size ad...?
at these (sale/special) prices:<----this information was not given before!!!
1/8 = $75
1/4 = $125
1/2 = $175
FULL = $300
If the price is $600/full page, the $300 price is 50% savings. There's no savings to buy the 1/8 page. It's the ones in between I'm stumped on, but I figured 17% and 42%, respectively.
Ok...if you buy a 1/4-page ad for $125, that would equate to 4*$125, or $500 for a full page. So, you save $100. What percent of $600 is $100?
If you buy a 1/2-page ad for $175, that would equate to 2*$175, or $350 for a full page. So you save $600 - $350, or $250. What percent of $600 is $250?
It looks like your answers of approximately 17% and 42% are correct.