After a discount of 10%, a pair of shoes costs R720. What was the original price?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. R800
- Step 1: The sale price is 90% of the original price.
- Step 2: Original = 720 ÷ 0,9 = R800.
Answer
R800.
Why not the others: R792: the percentage was added to the sale price instead of reversed. R730: the percentage was added as rand. R7 200: the sale price was divided by the discount rate.
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