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The price of a designer handbag was reduced from $440 by 20%
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The price of a designer handbag was reduced from $440 by 20%. The reduced price was then increased by z % to return it to $440.
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
z |
20 |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Re: The price of a designer handbag was reduced from $440 by 20%
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26 Jun 2020, 10:07
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Carcass wrote:
The price of a designer handbag was reduced from $440 by 20%. The reduced price was then increased by z % to return it to $440.
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
z |
20 |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
The price of a designer handbag was reduced from $440 by 20%.
20% of $440 = $88
$440 - $88 = $352
So the reduced price is $352
The reduced price was then increased by z% to return it to $440.
No need to actually calculate the value of z.
Instead, let's see if what happens if we increase $352 by 20%
20% of $352 = $70.40
$352 + $70.40 = $422.40
As we can see, increasing $352 by 20% does NOT get us back to the original price of $440
So, to get us back to the original price of $440, we must increase $352 by MORE THAN 20%
In other words, z is GREATER THAN 20
Answer: A
Cheers,
Brent
