Question

chloe and denis each bought identical t-shirts form the shops. chloe bought here's on monday when there was 15% off original price. denise bought heres when there was 20% off the original price. chloe paid 35p more than denise. what was the original price

Answer 1

Choue bought it when she had to pay 85% of the original price and Denise bought it when it was 80% of the original price

Let's assume the original price was x. Chloe paid 0.85x and Denise paid 0.8x
Chloe paid 35p more than denise, i.e. 0.85x=0.8x+35p
This implies 0.05x=35
i.e. x=700p