Question

Mallory sells books on the Internet through an online auction service. When a customer purchases $40 worth of books,

Mallory receives $39.44. What percent of the sale does Mallory receive? Round the answer to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.
A 101.4%
B 198.6%
© 1.4%
© 98.6%

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the percent of the sale that Mallory receives, divide what Mallory receives by the total sale amount and then multiply by 100 to get the percentage.

Percent received = (39.44 / 40) * 100
Percent received = 0.986 * 100
Percent received = 98.6%

Therefore, Mallory receives 98.6% of the sale. The answer is D) 98.6%.