Question

A store had 896 swimsuits that were marked to sale at $44.95/swimsuit. Each suit was marked down $16.90. Find the reduced price using the formula M = S - N, where M is the markdown, S is the original selling price, and N is the reduced price. The reduced price is ?

Answer 1

Given:

The original selling price of 1 swimsuit = $44.95

The selling price of 1 marked down swimsuit = $16.90

Using the provided formula:

`M\text{ = S - N}`

Where,

M is the markdown

S is the original selling price

N is the reduced price

Substituting we have:

`16.90\text{ = 44.95 - N }`

Solving for N:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Collect like terms} \\ -N\text{ = 16.90 - 44.95} \\ -N\text{ = -28.05} \\ \text{Divide both sides by -1} \\ (-N)/(-1)=\text{ }(-28.05)/(-1) \\ N\text{ = 28.05} \end{gathered}`

Hence, the reduced price is $28.05

Answer:

$28.05