What is the amount 4 percent profit?

Name: What is the amount 4 percent profit?
Uploaded: 2011-02-08
Description: Solution Convert the percentage of profit, 4% into a decimal \[4\%=\frac{4}{100}=0,04\] To get the amount of profit we need to multiply this decimal number with $x$ value in dollars, i.e. \[0,04x \;\text{USD}\] The answer is: C

3. John bought a laptop for $x$ dollars and sold it at a 4 percent profit. Which of the following gives the amount of his profit?

$\$ 1.04x$
$$ 0.96x$
$$ 0.04x$
$$ 0.4x$
$$ 0.6x$

Convert the percentage of profit, 4% into a decimal \[4\%=\frac{4}{100}=0,04\] To get the amount of profit we need to multiply this decimal number with $x$ value in dollars, i.e. \[0,04x \;\text{USD}\] The answer is: C