Question

This wording is confusing me...help

Answer 1

here is the problem..
A car rental company increases daily rental fees 15% in the summer to cover increased fuel costs. They then have a “25% off” promotion for the fall. If a car rented for $36.00 per day before the summer, what would the per-day rental cost be during the fall promotion?

Do I take the 25% off of the summer fee (with the increase) or do I take it from the $36 daily rental fee (before the increase) ??

Answer 2

With the increase...I got summer cost = $41.40. But I do not know whether to take the 25% from the regular $36 or from the summer cost of 41.40

Answer 3

I think its only asking for the fall, it says "before summer" but during the fall promotion.

Answer 4

I believe you would increase the original $36 cost by 15% for the summer discount. My interpretation for the Fall discount would be decreasing the same $36 cost by 25%. The problem doesn't state that the 25% off is off the Summer price, but, it may be intended to be.

Answer 5

Poorly-worded word problem.. :/

Answer 6

so basically both of you are saying take the 25% from the regular $36....right ?

Answer 7

I will do that. Thank you so much....I just got confused :)

Answer 8

Yw i guess. But i think there's more to it than that :/ can't figure it out though. .-.

Answer 9

lol....it was kinda driving me crazy too :)

Answer 10

Honestly I would work it out two ways if you have to hand this in to your teacher. Write a short explanation of both interpretations of the problem, and you'll probably get full credit.

Answer 11

true, I was think to take 25% from 36, its really asking "what would the per-day rental cost be during the fall promotion?"

Answer 12

good idea mathbrz....I am gonna do that just to be sure :)

Answer 13

but why did they even put in the summer cost, if it was not supposed to be used ?

Answer 14

To confuse you?

Answer 15

well.....it worked....I got confused...lol

Answer 16

Lol otherwise it would have been straight forward, wouldn't it?

Answer 17

lol...your funny :)

Answer 18

o.0

Answer 19

I agree....some of them do :)