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Have a go first
The Question
A coat costs £68 in a sale after a 15% discount. What was the price before the sale?
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Then check together
The Answer
Reveal the Answer
£80
£68 represents 85%, not 100%. So 1% = £0.80 and 100% = £80. The wrong move — adding 15% to £68 — gives £78.20, which is worth showing and disproving.
Now watch the solution
Pencil and paper
Practice Sheet + Marked Answers
The four-question practice sheet, the solutions in our teaching voice and a self-marking quiz for this question are part of The Question Desk course — every school day of the term, with progress you can see. Enrolled group students get it included.
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