word problem

Question

After a 15% reduction, you purchase a new suit for $263.5. What was the price of the suit before the reduction?

A) First write an equation you can use to answer this question. Use x
as your variable and express any percents in decimal form in the equation.

The equation is

B) Solve your equation in part [A] to find the original price of the suit.

Answer: The original price of the suit was dollars.

Answer 1

A. 0.85*x=263.50

This is saying that 85%, or a 15% reduction, of the original price is the price we paid.

 

B. x=263.50/0.85

x=$310