SOLUTION: The original price of a CD player was marked down 15% and is now 127.50, how much was the original price? x= price of the CD player before the markdown 15x + x= 127

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Question 668289: The original price of a CD player was marked down 15% and is now 127.50, how much was the original price?
x= price of the CD player before the markdown 15x + x= 127.5
1.15x =127.5
x=110.8695652
The price of the CD player before markdown was $110.87.
Does the equation represent the problem situation, why or why not?
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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No it does not. The price before markdown is lower than the sale price. This cannot be!!
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The original price is x
with the discount of .15x, the sale price is x - .15x
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x - .15x = 127.50
.85x = 127.50 (or think of it as if it is 15% off then it is 100-15=85% of the original price)
Divide both sides by .85
highlight_green%28x+=+150%29 as the original price.
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Check cartoon%28%0D%0A.15%28150%29+=+22.50%2C%0D%0A150+-+22.50%2C%0D%0A127.50%29
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