Question

An item that originally cost $100 is decreased by 8%. The reduced price is then increased by 8%.

The resulting price is _____.

$100
$92
between $92 and $100
more than $100

Answer 1

@brookester6 @Luis_Rivera

Answer 2

What is 8% of 100?

Answer 3

8...

Answer 4

so B isnt it...

Answer 5

Good. After the 8% discount, which is $8 is taken off the price, the item is now at $92, right?

Answer 6

I feel so retarded.

Answer 7

We're not done yet.

Answer 8

After the original price is decreased by 8%, the item is now at $92. Agree?

Answer 9

Yea

Answer 10

Now you need to add 8% to $92, but you are not adding 8% of $100 to $92, you are adding 8% of $92 to $92. SInce we already know that 8% of $100 is $8, we can understand that 8% of $92 is a little less than $8, so the amount added to $92 is less than $8. What do you get?

Answer 11

B

Answer 12

No.
After taking off 8% you are at $92. Now you are going to add 8% of $92 to $92. The answer has to be more than $92. The question is how much more. Will it be between $92 and $100 or more than $100? 8% of $92 is less than $8 but more than zero. If you add $92 to a number that is between 0 and $8, which choice do you get?

Answer 13

C

Answer 14

@mathstudent55

Answer 15

correct