Question

DeMarkus says that a store overcharged him on the price of the video game he bought. He thought that the price was marked 1/4 of the original price, but it was really 1/4 off the original price. He misread the advertisement. If the price of the game was $48, what is the difference between the price that DeMarkus thought he should pay and the price that the store charged him?

Answer 1

DeMarkus though he shpuld pay 48* 1/4 which is $12, the store charged him 48- 48/4= 48- 12= $36, so the difference is 36- 12= $24 :))

Answer 2

The difference in the price is:

$ 24

Explanation:

It is given that:

• DeMarkus thought that the price was marked 1/4 of the original price.

The original price of the game was: $ 48

This means that the prime thought he should pay is:

(1/4)×Actual Price.

`(1)/(4)* 48=\$ 12`

Also,

• It was marked that the price was: 1/4 off the original price.

This means that the price of the game is:

Actual price- (1/4)×Actual Price.

`48-(1)/(4)* 48=48-12=\$ 36`

The difference between the price that DeMarkus thought he should pay and the price that the store charged him is:

`\$\ (36-12)=\$\ 24`