Library / /117 of 175

, 2022

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The price of a train ticket increased by 5% and then decreased by 20% in a special offer. It was then £4 less expensive than its original price. What was the original price of the ticket?

(A) £8.60 (B) £13 (C) £20.40 (D) £25 (E) £26.40

Want a route through all this instead of an archive? The track puts 2,604 problems in a working order, from Junior Challenge level to the IMO shortlist.

Source: UK Mathematics Trust, licensed © UK Mathematics Trust; past papers published free at ukmt.org.uk. Statement reproduced verbatim; metadata (topic, difficulty) added by this project. Solutions are the publisher's, linked not copied.