Question

Ben had a coupon for an additional 15% off of the sale price of any intem in a store. He uses his coupon to buy a shirt whose sale price is already 20% off the original price. He pays $14.96, and there is no sales tax. What is the original price of the shirt?

Answer 1

Answer:

3

Step-by-step explanation:

15% of 20=0.15 x 20=3

Answer 2

Take 15%+20%=35% then 100%-35%=65% so 14.96=65% ; 14.96/65x100=23.015 so the original price is $23.02 ( to check you can take 23.02/100x35=8.057 and then take 23.02-8.057 =14.963 which is 14.96)