Answer
\$1,600
Work Step by Step
The part is \$72, the rate is 4.5%. The base is the unknown number following "of".
Move the decimals two places to the left convert the percent rate to a decimal.
$B=\frac{P}{R}=\frac{72}{0.045}=1600$
Elementary Technical Mathematics
by Nelson, Robert; Eren, Dale;
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1285199197
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-919-1
Chapter 1 - Section 1.14 - Rate, Base, and Part - Exercises - Page 83: 17
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