Chris went to a clothing store's end-of-season sale where everything was on sale for 1/5 off. He found a jacket priced at $120.00.
Chris went to the register expecting to pay less than $120.00 for the jacket, but when he got there Chris learned that the price on the tag was the discounted price. The cashier told Chris that the tag already reflected a savings of 1/5 off of the original price.
The original price of the jacket before the sale was $
. The price Chris expected to pay for the jacket was $
. If Chris paid the price he expected, it would have been a savings of $
off of the original price.
The original price of the jacket before the sale was $150.00 (since $120 is 1/5 off of the original price).
The price Chris expected to pay for the jacket was $120.00.
If Chris paid the price he expected, it would have been a savings of $30.00 off of the original price.