After an increase of , the price of a bag is \1200$. What was the price before the increase?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. \$800
- Step 1: The new price is times the old price.
- Step 2: Old price .
Answer
\$800.
Why not the others: \$600: it takes 50% off the new price instead of dividing by 1.5. \$1150: it subtracts the percentage number as if it were dollars. \$1280: it adds an unrelated amount.
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