Question

Lori bought a shirt and a hat at a half off sale. If she spent a total of $21 on the two items, what was the original price of the hat ?

Answer 1

Then the original price was $42

Because it is half off we multiply 21 by 2 and get 42.

Answer 2

$21

Explanation:

Let the amount Lori bought the shirt and the hat be $x, if she bought them at half off sale, the initial price of both item will be 2 × $x

If she spent $21 on both items, the initial price will have been 2 x $21 = $42 where x is $21

Original price of the hat and shirt is therefore $42. Since both are on half off sale, the initial price is the hat will be $42/2 = $21