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The following problem is from both the 2008 AMC 12A #6 and 2004 AMC 10A #8, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

Heather compares the price of a new computer at two different stores. Store $A$ offers $15\%$ off the sticker price followed by a $$$$ $90$ rebate, and store $B$ offers $25\%$ off the same sticker price with no rebate. Heather saves $$$$ $15$ by buying the computer at store $A$ instead of store $B$ . What is the sticker price of the computer, in dollars?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 750\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 900\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 1000\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 1050\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 1500$

Solution

Solution 1

Let the sticker price be $x$ .

The price of the computer is $0.85x-90$ at store $A$ , and $0.75x$ at store $B$ .

Heather saves $$$$ $15$ at store $A$ , so $0.85x-90+15=0.75x$ .

Solving, we find $x=750$ , and the thus answer is $\mathrm{(A)}$ .

Solution 2

The $$$ 90 $in store$ A $is$ $ $15$ better than the additional $10\%$ off at store $B$ .

Thus the $10\%$ off is equal to $$$ 90 $-$ $ $15$ $=$ $$$ 75 $, and therefore the sticker price is$ $ $750$ .

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 ===Solution 2===
-The <math>\</math><math>90</math> in store <math>A</math> is <math>\</math><math>15</math> better than the additional <math>10\%</math> off at store <math>B</math>.
+The <math>&#036;</math>90<math> in store </math>A<math> is </math>&#036;<math>15</math> better than the additional <math>10\%</math> off at store <math>B</math>.
-Thus the <math>10\%</math> off is equal to <math>\</math><math>90</math> <math>-</math> <math>\</math><math>15</math> <math>=</math> <math>\</math><math>75</math>, and therefore the sticker price is <math>\</math><math>750</math>.
+Thus the <math>10\%</math> off is equal to <math>&#036;</math>90<math> - </math>&#036;<math>15</math> <math>=</math> <math>&#036;</math>75<math>, and therefore the sticker price is </math>&#036;<math>750</math>.
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