Question

1. During a sale at a clothing store, shirts are two-fifths their usual price, pants are one-third their usual price, and accessories are three-fourths their usual price.

(c) Padma bought the following items. What is the sale price of each item as a fraction or a whole number? Show your work.
Item
Original price
T-shirt
$15
Jeans
$40
Earrings
$10
a. What is the sale price of each item as a terminating or a repeating decimal? Show your work.
b. Round the price of each item to the nearest cent. What is the total cost of Padma’s purchases? Show your work.

Answer 1

a.
15(2/5)= 30/5 = $ 6.00
40(1/3)= 40/3 = $ 13.3333333333
10(3/4)= 30/4 = $ 7.50
b.
$ 6.00
$ 13.33
$ 7.50

6.00 + 13.33 + 7.50 = $ 26.83