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MA_775_DIABLO [31]
3 years ago
14

a pet store owner set the price of a bag of cat food at 50% above the cost. when it did not sell, the price was reduced 20% to 1

2$ what was the original cost
Mathematics
1 answer:
Ilya [14]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

cost = $10

Step-by-step explanation:

let cost be x

Price = x+ (0.5x)= 1.50x

cost reduced in term of x is 20% of 1.50x

\frac{20}{100} * 1.50x = 0.3x

hence 1.50x - 0.3x = 12

1.2x=12

x= \frac{12}{1.2} = 10

cost = $10

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