Two stores sell the same television for the same original price. Store A advertises that the television is on sale for 30% off the original price. Store B advertises that it is reducing the television’s price by $250. When Allison compares the sale prices of the television in both stores, she concludes that the sale prices are equal.

Let p represent the television’s original price.

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Two stores sell the same television for the same original price. Store A advertises that the television is on sale for 30% off the original price. Store B advertises that it is reducing the television’s price by $250. When Allison compares the sale prices of the television in both stores, she concludes that the sale prices are equal.

Let p represent the television’s original price.

Sock · Answer

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TheOfficialDevan12 · Answer

So working it out Store A has 30% off the original price. Which you would Convert percent into a decimal so that means 30% becomes .30. Then Store B it says $250 less. That means it would mean p - 250.  Since I converted it into a decimal take the 0.30 and subtract from 1.00. You do this is because 30% off the original price. So its written out as the following 1.00 - .30 = 0.7. SO the final equation you get is 0.7p = p - 250

mbecker11 · Answer

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