Answer : $36
Explanation:
To find the sale price we can set up a proportion. 25/100 = x/48. We keep the 100 and 48 both on the bottom of the fraction since they represent the "whole". x represents the discount off the full price of the dress. To solve this proportion, we cross multiply, yielding 48 * 25 = 100x. Alternatively, if you notice that 25/100 simplifies to 1/4, we can use 1/4 in our proportion instead of 25/100, thus, 1/4 = x/48. Then, cross multiplying, we get 48 = 4x, so x = 12. Then we subtract this discount from the original price yielding 48 – 12 = 36; thus, she paid $36 for the dress.
25% = 25/100
25100=x48
14=x48
(1) * (48) = (4) * (x)
48 = 4x
(48)/4 = (4x)/4
12 = x
The discount is $12.
$48 – $12 = $36
