There is a $15% off sale in store. Calculate the regular price, to the nearest cent, of an item that sells for $2796. Leave your answer to two decimal places.

Question

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Answer 1

If $2796 is 15% off the regular price then it is 85% of the regular price

 

85% = 85/100 = 0.85

 

0.85p = 2796    where p is the regular price

 

p = 2796/0.85 = $3289.41