A housewife saved $\textdollar{2.50}$ in buying a dress on sale. If she spent $\textdollar{25}$ for the dress, she saved about: 
$\textbf{(A)}\ 8 \% \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 9 \% \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 10 \% \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 11 \% \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 12\%$
Since she saved $\textdollar{2.50}$ and spent $\textdollar{25}$, the original price of the dress was $\textdollar{27.50}$. The percent saved can be modeled as $27.5x=2.5$, so the answer is $x=\frac{2.5}{27.5}$ or $\frac{1}{11}$, approximately $9\% \implies \textbf{(B)}$




[1954 AHSC](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME) ([Problems](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems) • [Answer Key](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Answer_Key) • [Resources](https://artofproblemsolving.comhttp://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/resources.php?c=182&cid=44&year=1954))


Preceded by[Problem 6](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_6)

Followed by[Problem 8](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_8)


[1](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_1) • [2](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_2) • [3](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_3) • [4](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_4) • [5](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_5) • [6](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_6) • 7 • [8](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_8) • [9](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_9) • [10](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_10) • [11](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_11) • [12](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_12) • [13](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_13) • [14](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_14) • [15](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_15) • [16](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_16) • [17](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_17) • [18](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_18) • [19](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_19) • [20](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_20) • [21](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_21) • [22](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_22) • [23](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_23) • [24](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_24) • [25](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_25) • [26](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_26) • [27](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_27) • [28](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_28) • [29](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_29) • [30](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_30) • [31](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_31) • [32](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_32) • [33](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_33) • [34](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_34) • [35](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_35) • [36](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_36) • [37](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_37) • [38](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_38) • [39](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_39) • [40](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_40) • [41](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_41) • [42](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_42) • [43](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_43) • [44](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_44) • [45](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_45) • [46](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_46) • [47](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_47) • [48](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_48) • [49](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_49) • [50](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1954_AHSME_Problems/Problem_50)


[ All AHSME Problems and Solutions](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/AHSME_Problems_and_Solutions)

The problems on this page are copyrighted by the [Mathematical Association of America](https://artofproblemsolving.comhttp://www.maa.org)'s [American Mathematics Competitions](https://artofproblemsolving.comhttp://amc.maa.org). [AMC logo.png](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/File:AMC_logo.png)