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During a sale, all prices were reduced by 15%. A jacket that was bought for $55. Calculate the original price of the jacket. An extract from MS Neto's bank statement for the month of May is shown below. Calculate the value of X. Calculate the value of Y.
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5 stepsa) To calculate the original price of the jacket:
The price was reduced by 15%, meaning the selling price of 100% - 15% = 85%$ of the original price.
Let the original price be .
Set up the equation.
Solve for .
Round the answer to two decimal places for currency.
The original price of the jacket was
\boxed{\mathbf{\64.71}}$.b) i) To calculate the value of :
represents the bank charges of 1% on the current account balance before the charge. The balance before the charge was $412.00 (after the salary was credited).Calculate 1% of the balance.
The value of is
\boxed{\mathbf{\4.12}}$.b) ii) To calculate the value of :
is the account balance after the bank charges () have been debited from the previous balance of $412.00.Subtract the bank charges () from the balance before charges.
The value of is
\boxed{\mathbf{\407.88}}$.
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