Question

Jane paid $40 for an item after she received a 20% discount. Jane's friend says that this means that the original price was $48. A) How do you think Jane's friend arrived at this amount? B) Is her friend correct? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Answer:

A) She must have used 20% from the $40 instead of the unknown price.

B) No, because: see below explanation.

Step-by-step explanation:

X is the original price.

If $40 is 80% of x, to find 1% of the price, divide $40 by 80.

You will get $0.50 for 1%.

To find the full amount, just multiply that by 100.

0.50*100= 50.

Total: $50.

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