Question

A store had 896 swimsuits that were marked to sell at $40.99. Each suit was marked down $17.90. 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

Let us assumed that each of the swimsuit is marked to sell at $40.99, and each suit was marked down $17.90 (given).

With the given formula below, we solve for the reduced price

`M=S-N`
`\begin{gathered} M=\text{ \$17.90(given)} \\ S=\text{ \$40.99(given)} \\ N=\text{reduced price} \end{gathered}`

Substitute the value of M and S in the given formula to solve for N as shown below:

`\begin{gathered} 17.90=40.99-N \\ 17.90+N=40.99-N+N \\ 17.90+N=40.99 \\ 17.90+N-17.90=40.99-17.90 \\ N=23.09 \end{gathered}`

Hence, the reduce price is $23.09