Will someone help me with this math problem?

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

If the price of an apple was raised 50% and then decreased 50%, making it cost $0.75, how much was the original price?

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[tRidiot 10+ year member]

If the price of an apple was raised 50% and then decreased 50%, making it cost $0.75, how much was the original price?

$1 (aka 0.00003 Euros)

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

free, just steal it.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

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[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

$1

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

wouldn't it be 75 cents? i hated math

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

buck

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

wouldn't it be 75 cents? i hated math

No

$1.00 * 1.5 = $1.50

$1.50 * .5 = .75

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

No
$1.00 * 1.5 = $1.50

$1.50 * .5 = .75

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[duece212 5,000+ posts]

32

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

No
$1.00 * 1.5 = $1.50

$1.50 * .5 = .75

or to do the math for this problem

$.75 * 2 = $1.50

$1.50 * 2/3 = $1.00

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

(x*1.5) * .5 = .75

x*1.5 = 1.5

x=32

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[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

is this thread to find the id10T's, are you taking middle school math, supa's mom?

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

or to do the math for this problem
$.75 * 2 = $1.50

$1.50 * 2/3 = $1.00

Multiplying by 2 is 200%, not 50%.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

The reason I multiplied by 1.5 is because you are adding the 50% back to the original total.