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# When an ice cream cone is sold at a 50 percent discount,

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When an ice cream cone is sold at a 50 percent discount, it costs a dollars and b cents. How many dollars do c ice cream cones cost at the regular price?
A) c$$( \frac{100a+b}{100})$$
B) 20c$$(10a+b)$$
C)c$$(\frac{200a+b}{100})$$
D)c$$(\frac{100a+b}{50})$$
E)2c$$(100a+b)$$

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13 Mar 2019, 08:56
Discounted price: $$a + 0.b$$

Non-discounted price: $$2(a + 0.b)$$

As total we have $$2c (a + 0.b) = \frac{2c (100a + b)}{100} = \frac{c (100a + b)}{50}$$
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14 May 2019, 19:23
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lucajava wrote:
Discounted price: $$a + 0.b$$

Non-discounted price: $$2(a + 0.b)$$

As total we have $$2c (a + 0.b) = \frac{2c (100a + b)}{100} = \frac{c (100a + b)}{50}$$

How did you arrive at this \frac{2c (100a + b)}{100}??
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15 May 2019, 04:22
Used backsolving but I think the phrasing for b cents could've been better worded.
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# When an ice cream cone is sold at a 50 percent discount,

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