Question

A bicycle that normally sells for $215 is on sale today at 30% off and another bicycle that

normally sells for $250 is on sale today at 50% off. If the Shulak family purchases both bicycles today, what
percent of the original price will they pay? Express your answer to the nearest whole number

Answer 1

Explanation:

100-30

70

70/100

0.7

0.7*215

150.5
100-50

50

50/100

0.5

0.5*250

125

125+150.5= 275.5

215+250=465

275.5/465= 0.5924

0.5924*100

59.24

Whole number-59

Answer 2

59% of the original price

Explanation:

First you have to find the discounted total price:

($215)(0.7) + ($250)(0.5) = $275.5

The 0.7 here is because the $215 bike has 30% of the original price removed so the discounted price is 70 percent of the original. Likewise for the $250 bike.

Now the original price is 215 + 250 = $465

And the discounted price divided by the original is 275.5/465 = 0.592473

Rounded is 59%. They would pay 59% of the original price.