A shopper seeking a bargain combined a 25% off coupon and brought enough money to cover 25% of the base price. Why did this shopper go home disappointed?

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Let's pretend the base price is $100

If the shopper brings enough money to cover 25% of the base price then they are bringing $25

The bargain promises 25% off of the base price of $100, meaning that the bargain price will be $75

The shopper cannot purchase the item because they only brought $25 when they should have brought $75

The shopper cannot purchase the item because he could only cover 50% of the price 25 by the coupon and 25 which he had.

How to calculate the unit price of something?

Unit means 'single entity, the fundamental constructing block. Usually, it is 1 in mathematics and science.

Thus, the unit price of something is the price of 1 thing.

A shopper seeking a bargain combined a 25% off coupon and brought enough money to cover 25% of the base price.

Let's the base price be $100

If the shopper brings enough money to cover 25% of the base price.

then it will be $25.

The bargain promises 25% off of the base price of $100,

then it will be $75.

The shopper cannot purchase the item because he could only cover 50% of the price 25 by the coupon and 25 which he had.

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