Question

9. Mrs. Woods went to the mall to buy a coat that originally was priced at $150. The coats were on sale for 25% off the regular price. What was the sale price of the coat?

Answer 1

Given data:

The originnal price of the coat is P=$150.

The given discount is d=25%.

The expression for the final price is,

F=(100%-d)P

Substitute the given values in the above expression.

F=(100%-25%)($150)

=75%($150)

=0.75($150)

=$112.5

Thus, thhe sale price of the coat is $112.5.