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Joey works at a clothing store and receives an employee discount of 10 percent off the regular price of any item. What is the regular price of an item that Joey purchases for $99?
A. $89.10
B. $108.90
C. $109.00
D. $109.90
E. $110.00
OA E
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Let R = REGULAR price of the itemAAPL wrote:Joey works at a clothing store and receives an employee discount of 10 percent off the regular price of any item. What is the regular price of an item that Joey purchases for $99?
A. $89.10
B. $108.90
C. $109.00
D. $109.90
E. $110.00
Joey and receives an employee discount of 10 percent off the regular price of any item.
So, Joey pays 90% of the REGULAR price.
In other words, 0.9R = the DISCOUNT price that Joey actually pays
What is the regular price of an item that Joey purchases for $99?
We can write: 0.9R = $99
Solve: R = 99/0.9 = 990/9 = 110
Answer: E
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Since the discount = 10% = 1/10, and the resulting discount price is an integer value, the regular price must be a dollar value that is a multiple of 10.AAPL wrote:Princeton Review
Joey works at a clothing store and receives an employee discount of 10 percent off the regular price of any item. What is the regular price of an item that Joey purchases for $99?
A. $89.10
B. $108.90
C. $109.00
D. $109.90
E. $110.00
The correct answer is E.
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We can let n = the regular price of the item and create the equation:AAPL wrote:Princeton Review
Joey works at a clothing store and receives an employee discount of 10 percent off the regular price of any item. What is the regular price of an item that Joey purchases for $99?
A. $89.10
B. $108.90
C. $109.00
D. $109.90
E. $110.00
OA E
0.9n = 99
n = 99/0.9 = 110
Answer: E
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