At a video arcade, the action video games cost $22, which is 110% of last week’s price. What was the price last week?
A. $15
B. $18
C. $20
D. $23

Question

At a video arcade, the action video games cost $22, which is 110% of last week’s price. What was the price last week?
	A.	$15
	B.	$18
	C.	$20
	D.	$23

anonymous · Answer

The easiest way to do this is to take each given answer price and add 10% to it. So:
A. 15+1.5=16.5
B. 18+1.8=19.8
C. 20+2=22
D. 23+2.3=25.3
Now it's easy to see that the cost the previous week was $20.

ilovehorses14 · Answer

Mrs. Manning’s current savings is 142% of what she had saved last month. If she has $923 in her account this month. What was her last month’s savings?
	A.	$600
	B.	$623
	C.	$650
	D.	$745