Question

An item is regularly priced at 55% of the original price. The original price was $75. What is the sale price?

Answer 1

$41.25

take 75 and multiply it by the decimal version of 55, so .55 and then that’s your answer

Answer 2

The regular price is $41.25. (assuming the regular price is the sale price)

Explanation:

let
`p_o` = original price

let
`p_r` = regular price

We are given
`p_o`, so we can evaluate
`p_r`.

`p_o=75`

`p_r=0.55p_o`

`p_r=0.55*75`

`p_r=41.25`