Question

A department store is offering the same percentage discount on all of their shoes. Suppose one pair of shoes is marked down from $70 to 549. Based on that percentage discount, what would the new price

for a pair of shoes that originally cost $110?
A89.00
B.77.00
C.73.33
D.33.00
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Answer 1

• B.77.00

Explanation:

Note: there is typo- 549 should read $49

Discount is:

• $70 - $49 = $21

Discount % is:

• 21/70*100% = 30%

Applying same discount to pair of shoes for $110:

• $110 - 30% =
• $110*(100 - 30)/100 =
• $110*0.7 =
• $77

Correct option is B