Check the picture below. So,the parabola looks like so, notice the distance "p". since the parabola is opening to the right, then "p" is positive, thus is 5.
Given:
Original price = 20
reduces selling price by 25% every month it's not sold.
First markdown month:
20 * (100%-25%) = 20 * 75% = 15
Second markdown month
15 * 75% = 11.25
Macy, employee gets a 50% discount off the current price.
11.25 * 50% = 5.625
11.25 - 5.625 = 5.625 or 5.63
The pre-tax price of the shirt for Macy will be $5.63
Unit rate is a ratio between two different units with a denominator of one. When we divide a fraction's numerator by its denominator, the result is a value in decimal form. For example: 8/4 = 2 and 3/6 = 0.5. When we write numbers in decimal form, we can write them as a ratio with one as the denominator.
For example, we can write 2 as 2/1, and 0.5 as 0.5/1. However, since that approach can be a little clumsy, we usually drop the one. That said, it's important to remember the one is there, especially when working with unit rates.
For instance, 8 miles/4 hours = 2 miles/hour. Notice again that, while we did not include the 1, we did include the unit 'hour' Miles per hour is a familiar expression, as are unit rates such as:
interest/amount invested
revolutions/minute
salary/year
Conversationally, the word ''per'' indicates we are using a unit rate.
