Nancy purchased some bedsheets for $36. They wereon sale 25% off. What wasthe original price of the bedsheets?
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Jan 21 2021
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Given the statement:
Nancy purchased some bedsheets for $36
Sales rate = 25%
Determine the original price.
Solution:
In order to determine the original price, we can set a range of values, whereas we can choose from those value where we can take 25% of it, and when the percentage is subtracted, the answer is 36. Hence, we must change first the percentage to decimal in order to determine the values. In converting a percentage into decimal, divide the percentage by 100, hence in converting a decimal to percentage, multiply the percentage by 100.For the values we will choose the numbers, 48, 49, and 50.
Convert first the percentage to decimal.
= 25/100
= 0.25
Start with the lowest.
= (0.25)(48)
=12
= $48 -12
= $36
Final answer:
THe original price of the bedsheets were $48