Question

A store originally purchased a wheelbarrow at a cost of $40 and marked it up 25%. After a few weeks, however, the store discounted the wheelbarrow 80% in order to make room for new merchandise. What was the discounted price?

Answer 1

$40 + 0.25*40 = 40 + 10 = $50 initial selling price.
Then $50 - 0.80*50 = 50 - 40 = $10 is sale price.

Answer 2

40 * 1.25 * 0.20 = 10