A shirt regularly priced at 36.00$ was on sale for 25% off. What was the sale price? A.9.00$ B.24.00$ C.27.00$ D.48.00$ E. None correct

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asked Jan 27, 2021 40.9k views

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Mrogers · Answer 1 · 2021-02-03T03:16:18+0000

Answer:$27

Explanation:

cost price(cp)=$36

Percentage off=25

sale price=sp

Percentage off=(cp-sp)/cp x 100

25=(36-sp)/36 x 100

Cross multiplying we get

25x36=100(36-sp)

900=100(36-sp)

Divide both sides by 100 we get

900/100=100(36-sp)/100

9=36-sp

Collect like terms

sp=36-9

sp=27