Question

A clothing store has a sale today with 1/3 off shirts and 1/4 off jeans. If you choose a shirt that is regularly $18.87 and a pair of jeans that are normally $55.96,how much change would you get back from $60?

A) $20.28
B) $54.55
C) $39.72
D) $5.45
Show the work for the answer please

Answer 1

So if the shirts are 1/3 off then they are 2/3 of regular price, because 3/3 minus 1/3 = 2/3

So multiply 2/3 by $18.87, written like $18.87*(2/3) = $12.58

Then, the jeans cost 3/4 of regular price, by the same premise above.

Therefore, multiply 3/4 by $55.96, written as $55.96*(3/4) = $41.97

$12.58 + $41.97 = $54.55

$60.00 - $54.55 = $5.45

The answer is D

Answer 2

18.87/4= 4.7175

4.7175 is how much would be taken off from the shirt.

18.87-4.7175=14.1525

The shirt would cost $14.15 with the sale.

As for the jeans, divide the price by three.

55.96/3=18.6533

1/3 of the price of jeans is 18.6533

Now, subtract it to the price

55.96-18.6533=37.3067

The price of the jeans will be $37.30 with the sale.

Add them together:

37.30+14.15=51.45

The jeans and shirt will cost 51.45. Finally subtract it to 60$.

$60-$51.45= $8.55

You'll get $8.55 as change.