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Posted on 2/11/19 at 10:30 pm to StatMaster
$75 x 100% = 7500
7500 \ 15% = $500 regular price
$500 - $75 (15%) = $425 sale price
Maybe I’m missing something...
7500 \ 15% = $500 regular price
$500 - $75 (15%) = $425 sale price
Maybe I’m missing something...
This post was edited on 2/11/19 at 10:34 pm
Posted on 2/11/19 at 10:33 pm to gsadle5
quote:correct
My answer is $425
Posted on 2/11/19 at 10:37 pm to gsadle5
You're correct. 75 is 15% of $500, hence the sales price is 425.
Public school problems.
Public school problems.
Posted on 2/11/19 at 10:39 pm to gsadle5
As an MIT grad,
You are correct.
Don’t let them confuse your daughter with any other answer. It’s math and $425 is the right answer as worded. Period.
Edit:
Mark down to $75 makes the sale price and answer $75. Very effective trick question. Not a fan, because this is business math, not law school. Should be building confidence, not creating confusion.
You are correct.
Don’t let them confuse your daughter with any other answer. It’s math and $425 is the right answer as worded. Period.
Edit:
Mark down to $75 makes the sale price and answer $75. Very effective trick question. Not a fan, because this is business math, not law school. Should be building confidence, not creating confusion.
This post was edited on 2/26/19 at 9:29 pm
Posted on 2/11/19 at 10:47 pm to DustyDinkleman
quote:
Because you are
Why even take the time to post a stupid, unnecessary response like this
This post was edited on 2/11/19 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 2/11/19 at 10:49 pm to RDOtiger
Holy shite people how are y’all still talking about this. The answer has been obvious from the first page. Stop debating the math it’s already been worked out and it doesn’t take the MIT grad to figure it out!
Posted on 2/11/19 at 11:53 pm to ForeverGator
quote:not to that school
You need to go back to school.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 12:03 am to gsadle5
I got $350
Posted on 2/12/19 at 12:08 am to gsadle5
$500 is the original price. Algebraically it looks like this 0.15 * X = 75, so to solve for X, you would divide both sides by 0.15. The left side becomes your X and the right side become 75/0.15, or 500.
ETA: The teacher said what now?
ETA: The teacher said what now?
This post was edited on 2/12/19 at 12:20 am
Posted on 2/12/19 at 12:16 am to gsadle5
quote:
Teacher has her convinced the sale price is $63.75
Oh my
Posted on 2/12/19 at 12:21 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
quote:
Its 500 stupid
That would be you slick
Posted on 2/12/19 at 12:43 am to gsadle5
OP, I’m curious what the teacher’s reaction to being shown she misread the question will be. Hopefully she will admit it, laugh about it, and share her error as an example of how that type of problem can be done wrong. Really, the teacher will have to do this since the error was taught to the class.
Pobody’s nerfect. Keep us posted
Pobody’s nerfect. Keep us posted
Posted on 2/12/19 at 1:30 am to gsadle5
quote:
My answer is $425
$425 is correct.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 1:35 am to OKellsBells
nah, she should be fired on the spot.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 1:39 am to gsadle5
At first I did a facepalm because I thought this thread was going to mirror arguments with coworkers who don’t understand the difference between markup and margin.
Then I realized it was actually worse.
Then I realized it was actually worse.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 7:22 am to gsadle5
Sounds like it's potentially more of a reading comprehension issue.
If the problem was written exactly as worded here: "A stereo is marked down $75. If this is a 15% decrease, find the sale price?"
I'd need to walk through it with teacher. "This stereo is on the shelf at Wal-Mart. What is the original price on it?"
If teacher says $75, they need remedial reading.
If the problem was written exactly as worded here: "A stereo is marked down $75. If this is a 15% decrease, find the sale price?"
I'd need to walk through it with teacher. "This stereo is on the shelf at Wal-Mart. What is the original price on it?"
If teacher says $75, they need remedial reading.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 7:27 am to gsadle5
X-75=Y
X(.15)=75
Y=425
425 looks right to me.
X(.15)=75
Y=425
425 looks right to me.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 7:27 am to gsadle5
If you don't somehow turn this into sex with that teacher, you're doing it all wrong.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 7:39 am to TSLG
quote:
100 ÷ 15 = 6.66666667
6.66666667 × 75 = 500
da fuq?
The simple formula is 75/.15=500.
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