Question

During a sale, a store offered a 20% discount on a game system that was originally priced at $200. After the sale, the discounted price of the game system was increased by 20%. What was the price of the game system after the increase? Explain how you got your answer.

Answer 1

If the store starts with a system that costs $200 and offers a 20% discount, then the new price is $200*0.8 = $160. If it then increases the price by 20%, then that increase is $160*0.2 = $32. As such, the new price of they system is $160 + $32 = $192.