Question

19. The marked price of a certain handbag is $400. After two successive

sales, the selling price of the handbag becomes $225. If the discount
per cent in each sale is x%, find the value of x.

Answer 1

x = 25%

Explanation:

At the first sale of 25% off, the handbag price dropped from $400 to $300. This is because (400 x 0.25 = 100) and (400 - 100 = 300) Therefore, the selling price of the handbag after one sale was $300.

At the second sale of 25% off, the handbag price dropped from $300 to $225. This is because (300 x 0.25 = 75) and (300 - 75 = 225). Therefore, the selling price of the handbag after two sales is $225.

The value of x remained the same for both sales. x = 25% or 0.25