SOLUTION: Wheel's Bicycle shop advertised a bicycle for 15% off for a savings of $36. The bicycle did not sell, so it was offered at a new 20% discount off the sale price. a) What did th

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Question 360629: Wheel's Bicycle shop advertised a bicycle for 15% off for a savings of $36. The bicycle did not sell, so it was offered at a new 20% discount off the sale price.
a) What did the bicycle sell for regularly? this is where I was stuck, how to find the original price of the bike
b) What is the amount of the new discount?

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Wheel's Bicycle shop advertised a bicycle for 15% off for a savings of $36. The bicycle did not sell, so it was offered at a new 20% discount off the sale price.
when you get $15 off the price is $100
you got $36 off so the price will be (36/15) *100
=$240.
100 -20
240 ---?
(240/100)*20
= $48 is the discount
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