Question 535285
A store set the price it sold a pair of jeans for by tripling the amount it had paid for the jeans. After a month, the jeans were marked down by $5. Two weeks later, the price was divided in half. Finally, the price was reduced $3, down to $14.99. How much did the store pay for the jeans?


Let the price the store paid for the jeans be P


Since the price was tripled, then itw's set at: 3P


Since itw's reduced by $5, then it went down to 3P - 5


Since itw's again reduced to half, then it went down to {{{(3P - 5)/2}}}


Since itw's finally reduced by $3, down to $14.99, then we can say that: {{{((3P - 5)/2) - 3 = 14.99}}}


3P - 5 - 6 = 29.98 ------ Multiplying by LCD, 2


3P - 11 = 29.98


3P = 40.98


P, or original price of jeans = {{{40.98/3}}}, or ${{{highlight_green(13.66)}}}


You should be able to do your own check!!


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