Question

A shirt that was originally $46 has been marked down by 25%. They are having a sale that advertising an additional 20% off all sale items. Round all answers to the hundredths. What is your cost? What percent of the original price do you end up paying?

Answer 1

$25.3.

You paid 55% of original cost

Explanation:

We have been given that a shirt that was originally $46 has been marked down by 25%. They are having a sale that advertising an additional 20% off all sale items.

First of all, we will find 55% (100-25-20) of $46.

`\text{Cost of shirt}=\$46* (55)/(100)`

`\text{Cost of shirt}=\$46*0.55`

`\text{Cost of shirt}=\$25.30`

Therefore, the cost of the shirt would be $25.30.

Now, we will find 25.30 is what percent of 46.

`(\$25.30)/(\$46)* 100`

`0.55* 100=55\5`

Therefore, you paid 55% of original cost.