At a recent sale, a stereo system was marked down to $1,550.25. The price tag claimed that this

was a 75% discount from the original price of $2,067. Is the price tag correct? If not, why?

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Mathematics

Brendan Brock

17 November, 00:27

At a recent sale, a stereo system was marked down to $1,550.25. The price tag claimed that this

was a 75% discount from the original price of $2,067. Is the price tag correct? If not, why?

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Camilla Daugherty · Answer 1

Camilla Daugherty 17 November, 00:41

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the tag is incorrect

Heidy Irwin · Answer 2

Answer:Yes. The tag is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the marked down price you take the original sales price and times it by the decimal form of the percentage (75%=.75). So if you do $2,067 x. 75, that would equal the marked down price.

At a recent sale, a stereo system was marked down to $1,550.25. The price tag claimed that thiswas a 75% discount from the original price of $2,067. Is the price tag correct? If not, why?

At a recent sale, a stereo system was marked down to $1,550.25. The price tag claimed that this

was a 75% discount from the original price of $2,067. Is the price tag correct? If not, why?