Question

A dressmaker sells a shirt for $75. If she makes 25% profit how much did it cost her to make the shirt?

Answer 1

Answer: $56.25

Explanation:

First, I'm going to assume that she makes 25% profit on the selling price.

Set the cost of the shirt as x. Profit is calculated as selling price - cost. Profit is stated to be 25% or
`(1)/(4)`, so an equation can be set up as:

`(1)/(4) *75=75-cost\\\\cost = 75-(1)/(4) *75=56.25`