DISCUSSION QUESTION WILL FAN AND MEDAL
When calculating the cost of a good or service, you often have to consider price markups and discounts. Consider these two statements regarding a discounted item:

The list price of the item is 80 percent of the original price.
The price of the item has been reduced by 80 percent.
Write a pair of linear equations using variables of your choice to prove that these two statements are not equivalent. Explain how a calculation for change in percentage (increase or decrease) is different from a calculation that involves multiplying by percentages.

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DISCUSSION QUESTION WILL FAN AND MEDAL
When calculating the cost of a good or service, you often have to consider price markups and discounts. Consider these two statements regarding a discounted item:

The list price of the item is 80 percent of the original price.
The price of the item has been reduced by 80 percent.
Write a pair of linear equations using variables of your choice to prove that these two statements are not equivalent. Explain how a calculation for change in percentage (increase or decrease) is different from a calculation that involves multiplying by percentages.

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Why is the wording of percentage problems so important? Give examples to illustrate your point.
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