Question

During a sale, a store offered a 30% discount on a PS4 game that was originally priced at $65. After the sale, the discounted price of the game was increased by 25%. What was the price of the game after the increase?

Answer 1

First, break this problem into 2 parts.

30% discount means its price is now 70% of the 100%.

65 * 0.7 = 45.5

After the first discount: $45.50

We want to increase the price 100% (to get 45.50) then another 25% (as the problem asks). 100 + 25 = 125%.

45.5 * 1.25 = 56.875

$56.86 was the price after the discounts and increases.