After an increase of , the price of a bag is \280$. What was the price before the increase?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. \$200
- Step 1: The new price is times the old price.
- Step 2: Old price .
Answer
\$200.
Why not the others: \$168: it takes 40% off the new price instead of dividing by 1.4. \$240: it subtracts the percentage number as if it were dollars. \$300: it adds an unrelated amount.
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