Question

The original price of a set of furniture was $350. During a 2-day sale, it

was sold at a discount of 20% and a profit of $40 was made. What
was the cost of the set of furniture?

Answer 1

Answer: after you apply the 20% discount it is 280. now take away 40 from 280 to get its original price. which is 240

Step-by-step explanation: To take 20% off of the price, you first do 350x.2 (.2 is 20% in decimal form) then when you get that answer subtract the amount of 20% from 350. thats 280

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanatio So what you would pay for is 250 n: