Mr.jacobs wanted to purchase a pair of pants.he only had 25.00.When he arrived at the store he saw a sale sign that read 1/4 off at of 40.00. Does Mr.jacobs have enough money to purchase the pants?show your work.
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
Mr.Jacobs wanted to purchase a pair of pants. He only had 25.00. When he arrived at the store he saw a sale sign that read 1/4 off at of 40.00.
Determine if Mr. Jacobs have enough money to purchase the pants.
Solution:
In order to determine if Mr. Jacobs have enough money to purchase the pants, we simply must determine first the value of the pants. To do so, we take ¼ off 40 or 25% off of 40. To do so we multiply 0.25 by 40, and subtract the product to 40.
= (0.25)(40)
= 10
= 40 - 10
= 30
Since Mr. Jacobs has only 25 with him, then he would not be able to buy the pair of pants.
Final answer:
Mr. Jacobs do not have enough money to purchase the pants.