International shipments

Question

Oil company charges 5/4 of the list price for an item shipped. Find the list price of an item that was charged $725.

Answer 1

Hi Lauren,

Let's use the variable, x , to represent the list price. We can write and solve the following equation to represent this situation:

5 • list price = $725

4

5 • x = 725

4

4 • 5 • x = 725 • 4

5 • 4 5

x = $580

The list price was $580