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Question

Lisa has a 12% discount coupon for a clothing store. She sees a new purse that she wants to buy. After the 12% discount was applied, Lisa paid $52.80 for the purse.  What was the original price of the purse?

-The discount implies that retail price was reduced. The coupon took away 12% of the retail price, so Lisa only has to pay 88% of the retail price.

-This problem can be understood as, “88% of the retail value is $52.80.”

-Write an equation that represents this scenario. Remember to convert percent to a decimal.

Answer 1

Original price of the purse was $60.00 (60.00)

 

The equation for this can be expressed as:

 

(1-0.12)x=52.80 or 0.88x=52.80

 

By dividing both sides by 0.88, you're left with x=60