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==Problem==
 
The marked price of a book was 30% less than the suggested retail price.  Alice purchased the book for half the marked price at a Fiftieth Anniversary sale.  What percent of the suggested retail price did Alice pay?
 
The marked price of a book was 30% less than the suggested retail price.  Alice purchased the book for half the marked price at a Fiftieth Anniversary sale.  What percent of the suggested retail price did Alice pay?
  
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Without loss of generality, let's assume that the retail price was <math>100</math> USD.
 
Without loss of generality, let's assume that the retail price was <math>100</math> USD.
  
<math>30\%</math> off of <math>100</math> is equal to <math>100-100(0.3)=70</math>
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The marked price of the book is <math>30 \%</math> off of <math>100</math> which is equal to <math>100-100(0.3)=70.</math>
  
<math>\frac{70}{2}=35</math>
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Half of that marked price is <math>0.5(70)=35.</math>
 
 
<math>100-35=\boxed{65}</math> or <math>\boxed{E}</math>
 
  
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Therefore the percent Alice payed of the suggested retail price is <math>35/100=\boxed{\mathrm{(C) } 35 \%}.</math>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
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Problem

The marked price of a book was 30% less than the suggested retail price. Alice purchased the book for half the marked price at a Fiftieth Anniversary sale. What percent of the suggested retail price did Alice pay?

$\mathrm{(A)\ }25\%\qquad\mathrm{(B)\ }30\%\qquad\mathrm{(C)\ }35\%\qquad\mathrm{(D)\ }60\%\qquad\mathrm{(E)\ }65\%$

Solution

Without loss of generality, let's assume that the retail price was $100$ USD.

The marked price of the book is $30 \%$ off of $100$ which is equal to $100-100(0.3)=70.$

Half of that marked price is $0.5(70)=35.$

Therefore the percent Alice payed of the suggested retail price is $35/100=\boxed{\mathrm{(C) } 35 \%}.$

See Also

1999 AHSME (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 4
Followed by
Problem 6
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