Question

DeMarkus says that a store overcharged him on the price of the video game he bought. He thought that the price was marked of the original price, but it was really off the original price. He misread the advertisement. If the original price of the game was $48, what is the difference between the price that DeMarkus thought he should pay and the price that the store charged him?

Answer 1

$24

Explanation:

The question is not complete, here is the complete question

"DeMarkus says that a store overcharged him on the price of the video game he bought. He thought that the price was marked 1/4 of the original price, but it was really 1/4 off the original price. He misread the advertisement. If the original price of the game was $48, what is the difference between the price that DeMarkus thought he should pay and the price that the store charged him?"

Solution

Take note of the words "of" and "off"

1/4 of $48= 0.25*48=$12

so he thought he should pay $12

1/4 off $48= $48-$12= $36

now the difference is

36-12= $24