Question

Enter numbers in figures to complete the passage below.

Give all values in pounds and pence, e.g. £3.50 not £3.5
SALE
Taal buys a jacket in the sale.
It has 15% off and he pays £42.50.
The original price of the jacket was £
He saved £

Answer 1

£50 ; £7.50

Explanation:

Given that:

Discount on sale, d = 15%

Amount paid = £42.50

Hence the relation to obtain the amount paid goes thus ;

Amount paid = (1 - d) * original amount

Let original amount = x

42.50 = (1 - 0.15)x

42.50 = 0.85x

x = 42.50 / 0.85

x = £50

Amount saved :

£(50 - 42.50) = £7.50