So first of all you need to plug in the x=8 into both equations which will make the first equation be equals to 44 than plug in the x into the second equation and you will get 4 over -1 so in my opinion it should be b=44
Given:
Consider the discount percent and SP are given.
To find:
The MP.
Solution:
Let x% be the discount percent Then




Multiply both sides by 100.

Divide both sides by
.

Therefore, the formula for MP is
, where x is the discount percentage.
Statement 1 : Gail bought a $45 sweater at 1/3 off.
<u>Discount in Sweater Purchase:</u>

Statement 2: Gail can use her 12% employee discount once a week and used her discount on the suit priced at $140.
Discount in Suit Purchase:

Conclusion:
<u>Discount in Suit Purchase ($16.8) is greater than Discount in Sweater Purchase ($15)</u>