A store purchased a pair of pants for $210 and was selling it at a price that equaled the purchase price of the pants plus a markup that was 25 percent of the selling price. After some time a store owner decided to decrease the selling price by 20 percent. What was the store's gross profit on this sale?  Choose the correct option
A) $ 14	B) $ 2	C) $ 10	D) $ 6	E) $ 8

Rationale: sale price ( sp ) = 210 + markup ( mp ) - - > mp = sp - 210 and given mp = sp / 4 ( 25 % is 1 / 4 th ) so sp / 4 = sp - 210 3 sp / 4 = 210 sp = 280 now a discount of 20 % is given so new sp is . 8 * 280 = 224 profit = 224 - 210 = 14 answer is a
Answer: A