Question

You have been looking to buy a pair of shoes and notice that on Saturday they are marked down 20% from the original price. They are still too expensive! On Tuesday the shoes are marked down with an additional 25% off the price from Saturday. They are now $63. (a) What was the original price? (b) How much did you save? (c) What fraction of the original price did you spend?

Answer 1

(a) The original price of the shoes was $100.

(b) You saved $37.

(c) You spent 63/100 = 0.63 or 63% of the original price.