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When you use a coupon for 15 percent off the original price of a headset you pay 27. What is the original price of the headset Include your equation with the unknown x as well as your answer?
Let the original price be x; The 15% of x is 15/100 × x → the original price less the discount gives the price paid: x - 0.15x = 27 → 0.85x = 27 You can now solve for x. ------------------------------------------- You can also work in percentages: the whole price is 100% The discount is 15% → the amount paid is 100% - 15% = 85% → 85% of x = 27 → 85/100 × x = 27 → 0.85x = 27 as before
How do find the original amount after percentage has been taken off?
Let's think money. If 5% was taken off, then the amount paid represents 95% of the original amount. So, to find the original amount, think that 95% of the original amount = paid amount And to solve, divide the amount paid by the percent you paid. In general divide by (100% minus the percent taken off).
What is the original price of the items if it is 20 percent discount and the items you pay is 120 only?
If you got 20% discount then you paid 80% of the full price. If 120 is 80% then 100% is 150 ie 120 x 100/80
Amy paid 89.43 for a pair running shoes during a 35 percent off sale What was the regular price?
Call the unknown regular price r. Then from the problem statement, r(1 - 0.35) = 89.43, or r = 89.43/0.65 = 137.58 (if the 35 percent is assumed to be exact).
Amy paid 90.37 for a pair of running shoes during a 35 percent -off sale What was the regular price?
If the regular price was x dollars, then the sales price equals to the 65% of the regular price So we have65% of x = 90.370.65x = 90.37x = 90.37/0.65x ≈ 139.03Thus, the regular price was $139.03.
