Question

The average price for bottled water decreased by 25% between last year and this year. If the average price of bottled water is now $0.75 less than it was last year, how much does bottled water cost this year?

$2.25
$2.00
$3.00
$2.50

Answer 1

To get last year’s you have to multiply 0.75 and 4 to get 3.00 I got the 4 by multiplying 25 by 4 to get 100. So if it was 0.75 less last year it is still 0.75 this year so 3.00 - 0.75 is 2.25

Answer 2

$2.25

Explanation:

last year price = $3.00

this year price = $3.00 - (25% × $3.00)

= $3.00 - $0.75

= $2.25