Question

john bought a shirt on sale for 25% off the original price and another 25% off the discounted price. if the final price was $16,what was the price before the first discount?

Answer 1

Let the original price be 100, then

Then price after first discount will be 75

Then price after second discount will be 56.25

This 56.25 is equivalent to 16

So,

$56.25x = 16$
$x = 16 \div 56.25$
$x = 0.284$
The original price is 100x which is 28

so price after first discount is 21

Answer 2

Answer:

Let the original price be 100, then

Then price after first discount will be 75

Then price after second discount will be 56.25

This 56.25 is equivalent to 16

So,

56.25x = 1656.25x=16

x = 16 \div 56.25x=16÷56.25

x = 0.284x=0.284

The original price is 100x which is 28

so price after first discount is 21