Items are 50% off. Cora buys a red bandana during the sale. If Cora pays $2, what was the original price?

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Items are 50% off. Cora buys a red bandana during the sale. If Cora pays $2, what was the original price?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-17T11:18:54

the bandanna was originally $4

Explanation:

$% 50$ $%50$ is the same as $\frac{1}{2}$ $1/2$ so if you solve $x = n + x \cdot m$ $x=n+x*m$ where m is the fraction equivalent of the percentage and n is the price after the discount, $x = 2 + \frac{x}{2}$ $x=2+x/2$ so if you take $\frac{x}{2}$ $x/2$ from each side you get $\frac{x}{2} = 2$ $x/2=2$ which means $x = 4$ $x=4$

Answer 2 · 2018-04-17T11:30:18

$$ 4$ $$4$

Explanation:

YOu can use direct proportion.

$100 % - 50 % = 50 %$ $100%-50% = 50%$

The price of $$ 2$ $$2$ represents $50 %$ $50%$ , how much is the $100 % ?$ $100%?$

$\frac{2}{50} = \frac{x}{100}$ $2/50 = x/100$

$x = \frac{100 \times 2}{50}$ $x = (100xx2)/50$

$x = $ 4$ $x =$4$

YOu could also have seen the the values on the right are double the values on the left.

$\frac{2}{50} \times \frac{2}{2} = \frac{x}{100}$ $2/50 xx 2/2 = x/100$

$x = 2 \times 2 = 4$ $x = 2xx2=4$

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