Question

A winter coat is priced at $100. In the sale, its price is reduced by 25%
a. Calculate the sale price of the coat,
b. After the sale, the price is increased by 25% again.

Calculate the coat's price after the sale.

Answer 1

Given

Price of winter coat $=100$ $

Price of reduced by sale $=25\%$ of $100$ $

$=\frac{25}{100}\times 100-25$ $

a) $\therefore$ Price of coat on sale or sale price $=(100-25)=75$$ (Ans)

b) $\therefore$ Coat price after sale $=75+(0.25\times 75)$

$=93.75$ $(Ans)