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The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent greater than the cost of the car last year. What was the price of the car last year?

A. $27,000
B. $28,000
C. $31,500
D. $33,600
E. $34,500
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Re: The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent [#permalink] New post  21 Dec 2015, 04:08
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Bunuel wrote:
The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent greater than the cost of the car last year. What was the price of the car last year?

A. $27,000
B. $28,000
C. $31,500
D. $33,600
E. $34,500


125% of Cost of car last year = $42000
1.25 of Cost of car last year = $42000

i.e. Cost of car last year = $42000/1.25 = $33600

Answer: option D
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Re: The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent [#permalink] New post  21 Dec 2015, 08:47
42000 is 125% of x, so x=(42000*100)/125
thus x=33600

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Re: The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent [#permalink] New post  21 Dec 2015, 08:56
42000 = x( 1+1/4)
x= 33600

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Re: The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent [#permalink] New post  21 Dec 2015, 14:12
The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent greater than the cost of the car last year. What was the price of the car last year?

The price of the car last year = 1/4 th less than the price this year = 3/4 of the price of this year =(3/4)*42000= 3*10500=$31,500.

Hence the Answer is C
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Re: The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent [#permalink] New post  10 Apr 2016, 12:47
42000/1.25 = 33600
therefore price of car last year was $33600
correct answer option D
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Re: The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent [#permalink] New post  21 Jun 2017, 05:26
Bunuel wrote:
The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent greater than the cost of the car last year. What was the price of the car last year?

A. $27,000
B. $28,000
C. $31,500
D. $33,600
E. $34,500


We can deconstruct this problem in a few simple steps if we read carefully

x(1.25) = 42000

x(5/4) = 42

336*5 /4 = 420

Thus
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Re: The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent [#permalink] New post  21 Jun 2017, 07:23
Bunuel wrote:
The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent greater than the cost of the car last year. What was the price of the car last year?

A. $27,000
B. $28,000
C. $31,500
D. $33,600
E. $34,500


\(\frac{42000}{125}*60\)

= \(33600\)

Thus, answer will be (D)
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Re: The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent [#permalink] New post  24 Jun 2017, 08:24
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Bunuel wrote:
The price of a certain car this year is $ 42,000, which is 25 percent greater than the cost of the car last year. What was the price of the car last year?

A. $27,000
B. $28,000
C. $31,500
D. $33,600
E. $34,500


Since the price of a $42,000 car is 25% greater than last year’s price, we have:

(last year’s price)(1.25) = 42,000

last year’s price = 42,000/1.25 = 33,600

Answer: D
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