A shirt costs euro after a price rise of . What was its price before the rise?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. euro
- Step 1: The new price is the old price times , so old price . Step 2. ; check: . **Answer: euro. Why not the others:** subtracting of the new price is a common mistake because the rise was applied to the old price; and do not return after a rise.
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