Question

To make money a clothing store sells its merchandise at twice the amount it had originally paid for it. If a customer sees the price of a shirt priced at $38 in the store, how much did the store originally pay for the shirt?

$2

$19

$36

$76

Answer 1

The answer is "$19."

If the store sells it for twice of its original value, the $38 that the customer paid would have to be divided by two. This is the original price that the store paid for the shirt.

38÷2=19