SOLUTION: Terry's restaurant offers a 7-1/2 % discount for senior citizens. If a group of seniors paid $52.18 for lunch after the discount, what would thy have paid without the discount?

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Question 371025: Terry's restaurant offers a 7-1/2 % discount for senior citizens. If a group of seniors paid $52.18 for lunch after the discount, what would thy have paid without the discount?
( I need to use a proportion to solve this)
Please help me , it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You.

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a 7-1/2% discount means that they paid 92-1/2% of full price (100 - 7.5)

100 / 92.5 = x / 52.18