Question 173266: If a discount of 20% off the retail price of a desk saves Mark $45, how much did he pay for the desk? Found 2 solutions by nerdybill, Fombitz:Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If a discount of 20% off the retail price of a desk saves Mark $45, how much did he pay for the desk?
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Let x = cost of desk
then
.20x = 45
x = 45/.20
x = $225
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 20% of the retail price is the same as 20/100 of the retail price RP.
Mark paid $180.
You could also have found it this way,
