BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BUSINESS MATHEMATICS
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Question
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Peter wants to buy 2 pencils for $525, he used $1.5 coupon when he paid. The store markdowns 25% when Peter buys it, how much does Peter need to purchase?
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$523.5
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$392.63
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$393.75
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392.25
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Step 1: Convert the percent discount to a decimal by dividing by 100% . Step 2: Set up the equation P=(1−d)x P = ( 1 − d ) x to find the original price of the item where P is the sale price, d is the discount as a decimal, and x is the original price of the item.
Detailed explanation-2: -Subtract the discount from 100 to get the percentage of the original price. Multiply the final price by 100. Divide by the percentage in Step One.
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