Question

A furniture store is having a 20% sale.

(a) A sofa usually costs £1200. Work out the sale price of the sofa.

(b) The sale price of a table is £480. Work out the original price of the table.

Answer 1

a) £960

b) £576

Explanation:

Hi!

Ok so since the store has a 20% sale we multiply 0.2 to the original amount it would have costed without the sale:

a)
`1200*0.2 = 240`

Then we subtract the number we got from the price:

1200 - 240 = 960

Now we do the same thing but this time add since we are trying to find the price of the table before the sale:

b)
`480*0.2 = 96`

480 + 96 = 576

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