document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=203894>Question 203894</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0470105836/algebrahomeworkh>Mathematics for Elementary Teachers</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car cost $4485 after an 8% discount. What is the original price of the car?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My answer makes no sense to me.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "part/whole=x/100=4485/x=8/100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                 8x=448500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                   x=$56,062.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "$4485 = 92% of the original price (100% - 8%)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so find how much one percent is from what we know.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$4485/92 = $48.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so now we know that 1% = $48.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now to find the whole thing just take $48.75 * 100%= $4875\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Before discount $4875<BR>\n" );
document.write( "discount 8%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$4875*.08=$390<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total minus discount<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$4875-$390=$4485\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Formula let x be the total price before discount.  8%=.08<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - .08x = 4485<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total$ - discount$ = remaining$<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1x - .08x = 4485<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".92x = 4485<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for x we need to get it by itself. so divide by .92 on both side<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".92x = 4485<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4485/.92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4875 </SPAN>\n" );
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