Question

A pillow that usually costs $18 is marked down 25%. Use the table to find the pillow’s new price.

Fill in the missing amounts to solve the problem.

100 percent is an 18 dollar original price, 25 percent markdown is a, and new price is b.

a =
b =

Answer 1

Answer:

A- 25 / 18 B- 13.50

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Given: A pillow that usually costs $18 is marked down 25%.

To find:

a. The 25 percent markdown.

b. The new price.

Solution:

a.

Since the cost price of the pillow is marked down 25%, the amount that is discounted can be calculated as follows.

$\frac{25}{100} * 18 = 4.5$

So, the pillow is sold for $4.5 less.

b.

Now, in order to calculate the new price, the markdown amount needs to be subtracted from the original cost price.

$18 - 4.5 = 13.5$

So, the price of the pillow after the markdown is $13.5.

Therefore,

a. the 25 percent markdown is $4.5,

b. the new price is $13.5.