Question

Sam purchased a computer for $800. The price of the printer that Mary purchased was 40% the price that Sam paid. How much did Mary pay for her computer?

Answer 1

Amount paid by Mary for her computer is $\ 800$.

Solution:

Given that, Sam purchased a computer for $\ 800$.

Price of the printer that Mary purchased was $40\%$ the price that Sam paid.

Need to calculate amount Mary pay for her computer.  Assuming that Mary purchased same computer that is purchased by Sam and store selling the computer have same rates for all customers .

So, amount Mary pay for computer = Amount Sam paid for computer = $\ 800$

Hence, amount paid by Mary for her computer is $\ 800$.