No, it isn't!
first, the discount is 20 percent of 18 dollars, that is 18/5=3.6
this means that during the first week the prize is 18-3.6=14.4
now, the prize is marked up 20 % of 14.4! this is 2.88
so the prize later will be 14.4+2.88, that is 17.28, not 18
what is relevant here is what a number is a percent OF
A. but I would double check on that one first.
Use PEMDAS method to execute operations in the following order:
- Parentheses
- Exponents
- Multiplication
- Division
- Addition
- Subtraction
First equation:
12 + (38 - 18)2 = 12 + 20 × 2 = 52
Second equation:
(12)2 - 6(2 - 23) = 24 - 6(-21) = 24 + 126 = 150
Hope this helps.
