DeMarkus says that a store overcharged him on the price of the video game he bought. He thought that the price was marked 1/4 of the original price, but it was really 1/4 off the original price. He misread the advertisement. If the price of the game was $48, what is the difference between the price that DeMarkus thought he should pay and the price that the store charged him?
DeMarkus though he shpuld pay 48* 1/4 which is $12, the store charged him 48- 48/4= 48- 12= $36, so the difference is 36- 12= $24 :))
The difference in the price is:
$ 24
It is given that:
The original price of the game was: $ 48
This means that the prime thought he should pay is:
(1/4)×Actual Price.
\(\dfrac{1}{4}\times 48=\$ 12\)
Also,
This means that the price of the game is:
Actual price- (1/4)×Actual Price.
\(48-\dfrac{1}{4}\times 48=48-12=\$ 36\)
The difference between the price that DeMarkus thought he should pay and the price that the store charged him is:
\(\$\ (36-12)=\$\ 24\)