Question

A store owner bought a grill for $180, then

marked it up 25% to sell in his store. If a
customer has a coupon for 25% off and
purchases the grill, which statement is true?
A. The customer paid the same
amount the store owner paid.
B. The customer paid $8.75 less
than the store owner paid.
C. The customer paid $11.25 less
than the store owner paid.
D. The customer paid $9.50 more
than the store owner paid.

Answer 1

C

The higher the number, the more you divide

Here is my way of doing this

I divide it by 10 then multiply by 7.5

So 225 divided by 10 is 22.5

I multiply by 5 and get 112.5 or do 20 x 5 and add 12.5 because the other 2.5 x 5 is 12.5

Then divide it by 2 and add it to the 112.5

So 110 divided by 2 is 55 and 2.5 divided by 2 is 1.25 so 55 + 1.25 is 56.25

Now we add 112.5 + 56.25 is 168.75

180
-168.75 = 11.25

Answer 2

A. The customer paid the same

amount the store owner paid.

Explanation:

its adding 25% of the original $180, then immediately decreasing 25% of the original $180, thus the customer paid the same amount the store owner paid.