document.write( "Question 125368: YOU HAVE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM BELOW ALREADY. BUT I DON'T UNDESTAND WHERE THE .88X COMES FROM. PLEASE SHOW ME HOW YOU ENDED UP WITH .88X TO SOLVE THIS EQUATION.
\n" ); document.write( "X-.12=924
\n" ); document.write( ".88X=924
\n" ); document.write( "X=924/.88.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You want to order a new computer. The manufacturer is offering a dicount of 12% off the original price of the computer. With the discount $924.What is the original price of the computer? \n" ); document.write( "
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You want to order a new computer. The manufacturer is offering a dicount of 12% off the original price of the computer. With the discount $924.What is the original price of the computer?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = original price
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\n" ); document.write( ".12x = the amt of the 12% discount
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\n" ); document.write( "When you see x, it actually means 1x or 1.0x
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\n" ); document.write( "So we have:
\n" ); document.write( "original price - discount = $924
\n" ); document.write( "1.0x - .12x = 924
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\n" ); document.write( ".88x = 924; (You subtracted .12 from 1.00)
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\n" ); document.write( "x = \"924%2F.88\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = $1050 was the original price
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