Problema Solution

Issa sells necklaces for $50 each. She sells 40 necklaces in a month at this price. Is she used an X% discount to the price of her necklaces she would sell an additional 10 necklaces a month. If Issa made $250 more in sales if she used the X% discount for a month what was the percent.

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Let 'x' represent the discount as a decimal then after x percents discount the new price will be (1 - x)*50.

Is she used an X% discount to the price of her necklaces she would sell an additional 10 necklaces a month. Also Issa made $250 more in sales if she used the X% discount for a month.

(1 - x)*50*(40 + 10) = 250 + 40*50

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x = 0.1 or 10%

The discount percent was 10%.