The answer would be
40,000
Keep in mind the the word "percent" translates to "for each 100." 25% can be read as "25 for each 100," which has the fractional representation

and the decimal representation 0.25. All of these representations are just different ways of writing the same value.
Note too that the fraction

can be reduced to

, so what the question is really asking is: 1/4 of what number is 9?
Well, if we know that 1/4 of the number is 9, we can easily find how large the whole number is by finding all 4/4 of it (the <em>whole</em> number)<em /><em />, or 4 x 9, which multiplies out to
36.
Step-by-step explanation:
might be option c is a correct answer of your given question
You would add up the percentages first, which would bring everything up to 35%. You would then take the original cost of the item, which is $30 and multiple it by the 35%.
The equation would look like...
30 x .35 =
This will give you $10.50, which isn't the final answer.
You would then subtract 10.50 from the $30 that was asked for at the beginning by the retailer.
Your final answer is $19.50. :) Which isn't a bad deal if I say so myself.