Question

A chair is on sale for $40, which includes an 80 percent discount. Ms Morrison thinks the original price of the book is $32. Explain ms Morrison’s mistake and determine the accurate original price of the chair. Plzzz I will give you 100 points

Answer 1

she thought the chair's orginal price was fourty instead it is 72

Explanation:

Answer 2

Ms. Morrison’s mistake was that she didn’t subtract the answer (40 x 80%) from $40. The accurate answer is $8!