Question

clearance items in a store are all marked down proportionally. A shirt with an original price of $32 is on clearance of $12. what is the clearance price of the shirt with an original price of $40?

Answer 1

The answer is 20 bucks 8 plus 32 =40 8+12=20

Answer 2

$15

Explanation:

Set up a proportion where x is the clearance price of the $40 shirt:

`(32)/(12)` =
`(40)/(x)`

Cross multiply and solve for x:

32x = 480

x = 15

So, the clearance price is $15