Question

The original price of a shirt is $25, and it’s on sale for 20% off the original price. To determine the sale price of the shirt, the cashier calculates that 25 × 0.2 = 5. Is the sale price of the shirt $5?

Answer 1

NO.

Explanation:

The problem states the shirt is 25% OFF the original price not 25% OF it. Therefore after solving how much of it is 25% which in this case is $5, you would have to subtract that 25% from the original price. 25-5=20. The correct answer is $20.

Answer 2

The price of the shift is $20.

20% off of $25 means to subtract $5 off of $25, making it $20.