because of depreciation, the value of an office machine is now $4,800. This is 80% of its orginal value. Find the original value.

Question

because of depreciation, the value of an office machine is now $4,800. This is 80% of its orginal value. Find the original value.

Answer 1

Set up the problem first and convert the percent to decimal:

 

0.8x = $4800

 

Then, rearrange and solve for x:

 

x = $4800/0.8 = $6000