After a discount of 30% a coat costs 63 dinars. What was its price before the discount?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 90
- Step 1: The sale price is 70% of the original price.
- Step 2: Original = 63 / = 90 dinars.
Answer
90.
Why not the others: 81.9: 30% was added to the sale price, but the discount was taken from the original price. 93: the percentage was added as if it were dinars. 18.9: this is a share of the sale price, not the original price.
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