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Problem 1: 2months=____year

Problem 2:Mrs. Williams brought a skirt on sale for $36. The skirt was discounted 25%. What was the regular price of the skirt?


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2007-05-02 11:26:35 · 20 answers · asked by princessjny95 2 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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Im no math wizard but these are proportion questions. The first one is quite simple. 2 months = 2/12 of a year ( two months out of 12 months which is a year) and you simplify it to get 1/6. The answer is 1/6 year...or in decimal form is about .17 year.

The next question is a little harder. If the skirt is discounted 25% that means that the other 75% is the price of the skirt. So what I did was set up a proportion equation.

75/100=36/x
(75/100 is 75% of the price of the skirt which is what is left over after the discount. )

when you cross multiply you get 75x=3600 which equals $48. So the answer is $48.

2007-05-02 11:40:11 · answer #1 · answered by shelly 2 · 0 0

Problem 1:
2/12 = 1/6 of a year

Problem 2:
since it was discounted 25%, that mean that $36=75%
so divide 36 by 3 which equals 12
12=25%
add 12 to 36 and u get 48$ as the regular price of the skirt

2007-05-02 11:32:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Problem 1: There are 12 months in a year so it is 2/12 or 1/6 of a year or .167.

Problem 2: If the skirt is $36 and was discounted 75%, it would be $48 regular price. 36/.75=48

2007-05-02 11:32:41 · answer #3 · answered by Truth is elusive 7 · 0 0

1) there are 12 months in a year
2months= 2/12 years= 1/6 of a year

2) 36 x 25% = 9
36-9=27
$27

2007-05-02 11:45:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

1) 1 year = 12 months
1 month = 1/12 year
2 months = 1/6 year

2) List price
75% from list price = $36
100% = $36/75x100 = $48 = List price

2007-05-02 11:34:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2016-10-04 07:01:26 · answer #6 · answered by schenecker 4 · 0 0

2 divided by 12 = .166 years

36 divided by 3 = 12, 12 times four = 48 $
to check 48 / 100 = .48 .48 times 25 = 12 and 48 minus 12 is 36.
so the answer is 48 $

2007-05-02 11:31:24 · answer #7 · answered by Jackie 4 · 0 1

there are 12 months in a year...
12 divided by 2 is 6...
so the answer is a 6th of a year

25% off an item is the same as 1/4th off
so 36 divided by 4 is 9
36-9=27

2007-05-02 11:32:11 · answer #8 · answered by Randy S 2 · 0 1

Problem 1: 2 Months= (1/6) years or 0.16667

Problem 2: $48.00 (36/.75)

2007-05-02 11:32:37 · answer #9 · answered by Phish Styx 2 · 0 0

2/12 = 1/6 of a year (or 16.6%)

36 / 0.75 will give you the answer.

Think of it as the value $36, is 75% of the original price (100% - 25%)

2007-05-02 11:32:23 · answer #10 · answered by thingamabob 2 · 0 1

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