Question

best buy was having a sale on a bluetooth speakers they offered a 40% discount on a JBI speaker that was originally priced at $4.50. after the new sale , the discounted price of the speaker was increased by 40%, what is the new price of the speaker after this increase?

Answer 1

$3.78

Explanation:

To find the new price of the speaker after the sale, you can use the following formula:

New price = (1 + discount percentage) * (original price - discount amount)

In this case, the discount percentage is 40%, or 0.4, and the discount amount is 40% of the original price, or 0.4 * $4.50 = $1.80. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:

New price = (1 + 0.4) * ($4.50 - $1.80)

= 1.4 * $2.70

= $3.78

So the new price of the speaker after the sale and the subsequent price increase is $3.78.