1988 AMC 8 Question 22
AMC8 · 1988 AMC 8
Tom’s Hat Shoppe increased all original prices by $25\%.$ Now the shoppe is having a sale where all prices are $20\%$ off these increased prices. Which statement best describes the sale price of an item?
The sale price is $5\%$ higher than the original price.
The sale price is higher than the original price, but by less
than $5\%.$
The sale price is higher than the original price, but by more
than $5\%.$
The sale price is lower than the original price.
The sale price is the same as the original
price.