Question

Electronics Depot is selling a car stereo for 30% off the regular price of $140. Sweet Beats isselling the same stereo for 25% off their price of $135. Which store has the better sale price?Explain.

Answer 1

We need to find the sale price for both stores.

For Electronics Depor:

The discount is 30% out of an original price of $140.

To find the sale price, we calculate how much is 30% of $140, and subtract that from the price.

30% of 140 is:

`(140)/(100)(30)=42`

The sale price is:

`140-42=98`

$98

For Sweet beats:

The discount is 25% out of an original price of $135.

We calculate how much is 25%:

`(135)/(100)(25)=33.75`

And substract this from the regular price:

`135-33.75=101.25`

$101.25

Which store has the better sale price? The answer is Electronics deposit because the sale price there is $98, which is smaller than the sale price in the other store.