Question

Bath and Body works is having a sale. Their Body Mists are 65% off. If the original price is $14.50, how much would you spend if you bought 5 body mists? Write an equation(s) to represent the problem and solve.

Answer 1

Body mists are 65% off

The original price is $14.50

So, the 60% of 14.50 is

`\begin{gathered} 60\text{ percent of 14.50 dollars is =}(60*14.50)/(100) \\ 60\text{ percent of 14.50 dollars is}=8.7\text{ dollars} \end{gathered}`

Since the 8.7 dollars is off so, the net price is 14.50-8.7

The prics of one body mists after 60% off is $5.8

Let the x is the amount spend in the 5 body mists

Since the prics of 1 body mists is $5.8

So, the price of 5 body mists is : 5 times of $5.8

`\begin{gathered} \text{The price of 5 body mists =5}*5.8 \\ \text{The price of 5 body mists=}29\text{ dollars} \\ \text{ Since we assume that the price of the 5 body mists is x } \\ So,\text{ x = 29 Dollars} \end{gathered}`

Answer : x = $29