Question

You buy 2 pairs of shoes in a sale. You pay the full price of $48 for the first pair, and you get the second pair for half this price. What fraction of the full price do you pay for 2 pairs of shoes?

Answer 1

One is $48
The other is $24
You paid 75% for both pairs combined

Answer 2

fraction would be 3/4.

Explanation:

You buy 2 pairs of shoes in a sale.

the price of first pair = $48.00

you got second pair for half this price = $48.00 / 2 = $24.00

Total price of both the pairs of shoes = 48.00 + 24.00 = $72.00

The original price of both the pairs of shoes is = 48.00 + 48.00 = $96.00

So, the original price was $96.00 but you got it in $72.00 in sale.

so, the fraction of the full price = 72/96 = 3/4 or 75%