At a sale, all clothing was marked down 15%. Beth bought a blouse originally priced at $10.95 and a scarf for $8.85. What was the amount discounted on her purchase?
Am I supposed to assume that the $8.85 was already after the discount?
I would assume that 8.85 was the original price. But that is worded ambiguously. Check with your teacher.
To find the amount discounted on Beth's purchase, we first need to calculate the original prices of the blouse and scarf before the discount. Since the problem does not specify, we will assume that the $8.85 price of the scarf is after the discount.
To calculate the original price of the blouse before the 15% discount, we can use the formula:
Original price = Final price / (1 - Discount rate)
Let's calculate the original price of the blouse:
Original price of blouse = $10.95 / (1 - 0.15)
= $10.95 / 0.85
= $12.88 (approximately)
Now, let's calculate the amount discounted on the blouse:
Amount discounted on blouse = Original price of blouse - Final price of blouse
= $12.88 - $10.95
= $1.93
Therefore, the amount discounted on the blouse is $1.93.
Since the price of the scarf is assumed to be after the discount, there is no discount on the scarf, so the amount discounted is $0.
Hence, the total amount discounted on Beth's purchase is $1.93.